Knowledge Check #1

What law, passed in 1938, established federal minimum wage and overtime standards? *

Title VII

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Which of the following best describes "Employment-At-Will"? *

A federal law requiring written contracts

A 19th-century rule allowing either party to end employment without cause

A Maryland-specific statute

A union protection standard

Under employment-at-will, an employer can generally terminate an employee: *

Only with two weeks' notice

Only for documented cause

At any time, with or without cause or notice

Only after a written warning

Which of the following is a recognized exception to employment-at-will? *

Requesting a raise

Taking an unapproved lunch break

Filing a workers' compensation claim

Being late to work once

An employee is terminated shortly after refusing an assignment due to a documented safety hazard. This is an example of: *

A legitimate business decision

A potential employment-at-will exception / wrongful termination risk

Standard at-will termination

Insubordination that voids employee protections

Serving on jury duty is: *

Not protected under employment-at-will exceptions

A recognized exception to at-will termination

Grounds for automatic termination

Only protected for full-time employees

"Whistle-blowing" activities are: *

Grounds for termination

A recognized exception to employment-at-will

Only protected in unionized workplaces

Illegal under Title VII