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Which type of workplace injury must an employer maintain records of to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?

In the context of the National Labor Relations Act, which of the following statements is true of a shop steward?

Mary, a Jewish woman, applied for a baker’s job with the Peacock Bakery. After she was hired, Mary told her manager at Peacock bakery that she could not work on Friday night because the Sabbath begins on Friday night. The manager replied that she was the only Jewish baker, and all of the other bakers work on Friday night. He also added that she would be fired if she refused to comply with company policies. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

While employers may actually bargain about other matters (permissive subjects), only a refusal to bargain about mandatory subjects of bargaining may form the basis of an unfair labor practice.

Employment at will refers to the fact that, unless an agreement specifies otherwise, employers are free to fire an employee—and employees are free to leave the position—at any time and for any reason, except that an employer may not discharge an employee for an unlawful reason.

Unions are legally permitted engage in jurisdictional boycotts and secondary boycotts.

Mary, who has been diagnosed with multiple cysts in her kidney, has to undergo surgery. Two months after the diagnosis, she begins employment with Eager Beaver Inc., which has a three-month waiting period before new employees can enroll in its medical insurance plan. If Mary enrolls in the insurance plan on the earliest date, she will be:

Positive HIV status is not a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) until it becomes full-blown AIDS.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibits group health plans and individual health insurance providers from differentiating between insured individuals in terms of premiums or eligibility based on genetic information.

Larry is 57 years old and is employed by the state as a school bus driver. He has an exemplary record, with no accidents in the past 27 years. Bob, aged 31, replaces Larry. Larry intends to file a discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If Larry lives in a state that has not waived sovereign immunity, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?