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35 Cards in this Set
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Pay you the federal minimum hourly wage ($7.25/hour)?
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No. DC requires one dollar more per hour.
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Pay you no more than $2.77 per hour if you work for tips?
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Yes
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Read any emails you send using your work's email account?
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Yes
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Read any emails you send using a work computer, but using your own private email account?
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Probably not
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Monitor every single web site you visit while using a work computer?
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Yes
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Read text messages you send from a work-provided cell phone?
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Probably
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Tell you what you can / can't wear to work?
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Yes, within reason
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Control your activities outside of work?
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No
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Refuse to pay you overtime for hours worked more than 40 per week?
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Not if you're non-exempt (hourly). But the employer doesn't have to pay overtime if you are exempt from overtime requirements.
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Fire you because the boss would rather hire a family member for the job you currently hold
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Yes
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Fire you because you showed up to work late
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Yes
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Fire you because it was suspected you stole from the company, even though there is no proof, and no investigation was undertaken
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Yes
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Fire you because you frequently refer to God, such as "if the register balances, it is due to God's will."
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No
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Take any action against you because of your race
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No
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Refuse to hire you because you are a man, and the job is one that is traditionally held by women
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No (DC)
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Fire or refuse to hire you because you are gay, and the employer feels it is important to project a "traditional family" image
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No (DC)
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Refuse to hire you because you are a man who has chosen to live / appear as a woman
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No (DC)
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Refuse to hire you because you are single, and the employer thinks married people are more dependable employees -- and government statistics show that this is true.
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No (DC)
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Fire you simply because the employer thinks you have a bad attitude, and nothing more.
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Yes
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Refuse to pay you for the three months of medical leave you took for emergency surgery.
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Yes
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Fire you if you take more than three months of medical leave in a given year.
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Yes
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Refuse to give you your job back after you took two months of unpaid medical leave.
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No
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Fire or refuse to hire you due to visible tattoos
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Yes
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Fire you because your religion requires regular periods of prayer during the day
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No
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Fire you because you helped your coworker file a discrimination claim
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No
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Fire you because you filed a discrimination claim
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No
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Fire you because you threatened a discrimination claim
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No
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Fire you because you refused to wear an element of the company's uniform
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Yes
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Fire you because you insisted on wearing an item of clothing that is related to your religion, but is not part of the company's uniform
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Depends on what the item of clothing is
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Fire you for asking a co-worker out on a date
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Yes
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Fire you for requiring time off to care for a child
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No
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Fire you for calling in sick
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No (as long as you do not exceed your sick leave allowance)
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Fire you for getting arrested
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No. But firing for a conviction is permissible.
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Fire you for attending a politcal rally (while you were off-duty) for a cause that the employer finds offensive
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Not if the firing involves party identification; otherwise probably okay.
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Prohibit men from wearing long hair, while allowing women to wear long hair.
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Yes
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