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Mary, a trained medical secretary at Celina Hospital, suffers from a condition that causes her to have periodic severe headaches that could last anywhere between a couple of hours to a few days. There is no cure for the condition, and her pain is managed with medication that makes her drowsy. Normally, without a headache, Mary is active and productive. Her request to work on a flextime basis is denied by the hospital because it would be impossible to prepare a schedule for her department without being sure whether she will be able to work or not. Which of the following holds true in this case?

Mary, aged 59, is employed as a makeup artist with a local department store. The company hires a new manager, Bob. Ryan fires Mary and gives her job to Susan, aged 42. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Mary:

The workers’ compensation advantage for Texas employers, when they agree (or subscribe) to be bound by a no-fault system, is that the injured workers are limited in their financial recovery to what they can obtain under workers’ compensation laws.

Mary worked as the public assistance coordinator for the county. Her supervisor, Bob, received information from a credible source that Mary was engaged in food stamp fraud. She was fired after Bob searched her office and found evidence against her. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this case?

Which of the following is a form of equitable relief?

ADEA waivers must be written in a manner calculated to be understood by an average employee.

A common justification that employers use for electronic surveillance is to increase employee productivity, particularly by reducing misuse of employee time.

Federal minimum wage law supersedes state minimum wage laws where the state minimum wage is greater than the federal minimum wage.

Once sufficient interest has been indicated by the employees (usually by signing union authorization cards), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues an order that the union will represent the employees in collective bargaining

Bob, who works as a mechanic for Anna Tire, is required to work 40 hours per week, including two Sundays per month. On August 1, Bob tells his supervisor that he worships the National Football League (NFL), and he cannot work any Sundays until after the Super Bowl in February. Anna Tire can refrain from accommodating Bob’s request as: