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Which of the following categories of workers is covered by the National Labor Relations Act?

An accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is reasonable only if it does not cause a de minimis burden on the employer.

Title VII defines transgendersim to be a particular type of gender discrimination and therefore a protected category. 

Bob works as a desk clerk for the Lovejoy Suite Hotel, which requires its employees to be on time for work, take bathroom breaks on a specific schedule, and observe certain dress codes, including that male employees be clean shaven. Bob is consistently late to work and his excuses have not been valid. He also takes breaks without following the schedule. When Bob shows up for work with a beard and is told by his manager that he is in violation of the grooming policy, Bob says that he has a new religious belief that began in the last 24 hours, which requires that he grow a beard. The manager tells him that he is tired of Bob not following the rules. Which of the following is the best management practice to be followed by Lovejoy Suite in this case?

If a state is not a right-to-work state, the union and employer may have as a part of their collective bargaining agreement a provision for a union shop.

To be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees must have worked for their employer for at least six months preceding the time off.

The Equal Pay Act set standards for the minimum age for workers and the minimum wages they can make.

Mary and Bob live in Collin County, and both work for the same private company. Mary’s supervisor, Bob, asks her about her living arrangements and with whom she lives. She refuses to answer Bob, and Bob fires her. (Mary in fact lives alone.) Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this case?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it unlawful to publish a job advertisement indicating any preference based on age.

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: