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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires large employers to offer retirement plans.

As long as good-faith bargaining takes place, there has been compliance with the statute even though there may be no agreement between the parties.

Employees must have worked for their employer for at least one year and for at least 2,000 hours during the 12 months preceding the time off for a leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

To state a prima facie case for the tort of intrusion into seclusion, a plaintiff employee must show that, among other things, _____.

Slander consists of defamation in an oral statement.

Title VII (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) does not permit religion to be a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) even if it is reasonably necessary for the employer’s business operations.

Employer interception of telephone calls is authorized where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent.

Mary is 55 years old. She has been employed with Eager Beaver Corp. for 17 years. As part of a large reorganization, she was offered early retirement and asked to sign a waiver of her right to file a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Mary was given 21 days to review the waiver and sign it. Mary was out of work due to illness for 17 days. She signed the waiver when she reported for work after being reminded that she only had four days left to make a decision. Four days later, Mary changed her mind and decided to file a claim for age discrimination. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this case?

Title VII states that it is not an unlawful employment practice for a school, college, university, or other educational institution to hire or employ employees of a particular religion if the institution is in whole or in substantial part owned, supported, controlled, or managed by a particular religion or by a religious corporation, association, or society.

Under federal law, children between the ages of 10 and 16 may work at certain types of jobs that do not interfere with their health, education, or well-being.