Define the term employment at will? Describe the key components of each of the following laws: Fair Labor Standards Act, The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, The Occupational Safety and Health Act, The Social Security Act, The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. What is the current federal hourly minimum wage? Under what circumstances is an employee eligible to receive overtime pay?

2. Identify all New York State laws that address workers compensation, disability and unemployment insurance and describe the key provisions of each law.

3. How does a labor union get to represent a group of employees? Describe the key components of the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor-Management Relations Act? Which federal agency oversees the relationship between private sector employers and unions? What is an unfair labor practice?

4. Identify three (3) laws which prohibit discrimination. Describe the key components of each law. What agency oversees our federal anti-discrimination laws? Define the term affirmative action? Define the terms Disparate Treatment, Disparate impact, hostile work environment and quid pro quo?

5. What is the American with Disabilities Act? Identify five (5) protected categories under the law. What does the term reasonable accommodation and undue hardship mean as they relate to the law?

6. How is a federal agency created (provide details)? Describe the process by which an agency promulgates rules? What is the standard a court uses to reverse the decision of a federal agency? What laws provide the public with access to documents held by agencies? What law provides the public with access to agency meetings?

7. Identify three (3) consumer protection laws and describe the key components of the laws.

8. Identify three (3) laws which protect the environment and describe their key components.

9. What is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)? Describe its key components. Under what circumstances is an EIS required?

10. Identify the two (2) primary federal anti-trust laws and provide the key components of each law? Define what a per se violation is? Give three (3) examples of per se violations? Can an individual serve on the boards of directors of competing businesses? Explain.