This case relates to fair employment practices and the ways that garment companies (Liberty Apparel Company, for example) use subcontractors to perform tasks for them.

Review Zheng v. Liberty Apparel Co

Actions and answer the following questions:

1. In what year did the plaintiffs originally sue Liberty Apparel Company? In what year was this decision decided? What was the principal issue in the case in 1999? (3 points)
2. Who was the direct employer of the plaintiffs? (2 points)
3. What sort of representatives did Liberty Apparel send to the factory to supervise the plaintiffs work? (2 points)
4. Were the dealings between Lai Huen Yam and Liberty Apparel exclusive? (2 points)
5. On average, how many hours per week did the plaintiff work in this case? (2 points)
6. By what measure were the plaintiffs paid when they worked on garments? (By the hour, or?). (2 points)
7. On August 19, 1999, plaintiffs sued the defendants for violations of the WHAT provisions of WHICH law(s)? (10 points)
8. This decision describes a six-factor test for determining employment. What are the six factors? (18 points)
9. In 2009, plaintiffs were awarded how much in damages? (2 points)
10. The decision from the case known as Zheng II recognizes that the joint-employment question is a mixed one of ______________________________. (5 points)
11. What is the FLSA? (2 points)