Mary is a librarian at a university that is supported by a religious institution. She opens a bar near the university. Her supervisor tells her that she will lose her job as a librarian unless she closes the bar or sells her interest in it since the tenets of the religious institution oppose drinking. When Mary refuses to do so, she is fired. She brings a case alleging religious discrimination. Which of the following is most likely to be true in this case?

John is an openly gay man. He constantly teases his co-worker, Paul, telling Paul that Paul should go ahead and “come out of the closet.” John has even publicly commented about how sexually attractive Paul is, though Paul has warned John against making such comments. Paul cannot have a valid claim for sexual harassment because both he and John are males.

Bob, who was employed at Quick Panda Stop, was fired for allegedly stealing at work in spite of his denying the theft. Consequently, he failed to secure a job at Food Llama after the hiring officer asked him why he was terminated from his previous job. If Bob decides to make a claim against Quick Panda Stop, which of the following statements will hold true?

In order for an employee to proceed with a claim of religious discrimination, he or she must first establish a prima facie case by establishing all of the following except:

Who among the following has committed the tort of slander?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) extends the right to care for a child to an employee who is acting as a parent but is not necessarily the biological parent of the child.

It is an unfair labor practice for an employer to demand that an employee execute a yellow dog contractual provision.

Employers with defined benefit plans have the option to purchase insurance from the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) to cover potential losses of benefits if the plan is terminated without sufficient funds to pay all promised benefits.

An injunction is a court order requiring individuals or groups of persons to refrain from performing certain acts that the court has determined will do irreparable harm.

If there is more than one reasonable accommodation available to accommodate an employee’s religious practices, an employer must select the accommodation that the employee prefers.