1. Dimitri is the owner of his own business. Are there any benefits Dimitri for being required to pay for workers' compensation insurance? What are they?
2. What is FMLA? Does it apply to all employers? Why or why not?
3. Jared works for Chicken's R Us, a chicken processing plant. He is required to wear protective gear since he works in the chicken butchering division. It takes him approximately 15 minutes total to put on his gear and take off his gear every day. But according to Chicken's R Us policy this is not considered part of his work hours. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, should the 15 minutes be considered part of Jared's work hours? Why or why not?
4. What are the pros and cons of state "right-to-work" laws?
5. Emilee is interested in starting a union that covers GBA-231, Inc. employees. She wants to solicit on GBA-231's property. Can GBA-231, Inc. limit her activities? How??
6. William wants to file a claim of employment discrimination, who would he file it with? What are the procedures? What kinds of damages can he ask for?
7. Jackie W has been recently laid off...and she believes it is because of her age. What laws forbid discrimination on the basis of age? In order to file a claim how old does Jackie W. need to be? Does this surprise you? Why or why not?
8. Which form of discrimination do you think is the most outdated? Why?
9. Autumn, Michael, and Deshaude form a general partnership to operate an auto parts store. After their first store is successful, they expand until their partnership owns 50 stores. At that time, Michael passes on. What happens to Michael's interests in the partnership? Will the interest pass on to his heir Tay? Why or why not?
10. Nicole, Jason, and Steve are in a partnership that manufactures widgets. Larry comes in wanting to sell the partnership a warehouse to store all the widgets for a really good price. Steve is very interested in that warehouse to store other goods from one of his non-partnership businesses. Can Steve purchase that property? Why or why not?