Employment Law
The state that does not apply the "employment at will" doctrine.
What is Montana?
The number of employees that an employer must have to be subject to the provisions of Title VII.
What is 15 employees?
The major financial advantage of a sole proprietorship.
What is the owner receives all of the profits?
The definition of a "partnership."
What is "an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit?"
A limited partnership consists of a least one _____ partner and one or more ____ partners.
What are general and limited partners?
A person who is illegally discharged for reporting allegedly illegal activity.
What is a whistleblower?
The federal agency that monitors compliance with Title VII.
What is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
The main disadvantage of a sole proprietorship.
What is that the owner bears the burden of any losses or liabilities incurred by the business?
The tax treatment of a partnership.
What is a pass-through entity?
In a limited partnership, this partner manages the day to day operations of the business.
What is the general partner?
The federal minimum wage rate since 2009.
What is $7.25 per hour?
The 5 classifications protected under Title VII.
What are race, color, national origin, religion, and gender?
What is only personal income taxes?
A ___________ is a hybrid form of business designed mostly for professionals who do business as partners.
What is a limited liability partnership (LLP)?
A limited partner contributes _______ to the business.
What is capital?
The FLSA provision when overtime wages must be paid.
What is after 40 hours in a workweek?
The two tests used to establish disparate impact discrimination.
What are pool of applicants and rate of hiring tests?
In a _____ franchise, a manufacturer licenses a dealer to sell its product.
What is a distributorship?
An LLP allows professionals to avoid personal liability for the ________ of other partners.
What is malpractice?
In a limited partnership, the _____ partner has full responsibility for all of the business' debts.
What is the general partner?
The legal claim when an employee is terminated in violation of contract, statute, or common law.
What is wrongful discharge?
The minimum age protected by the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
What is 40 years old.
The FTC's ______ Rule requires franchisors to disclose certain material facts to a prospective franchisee.
What is the Franchise Rule?
In any form of partnership, including LLP's, the partner who _____ the individual who committed a wrongful act is also liable.
What is a supervisor?
A limited partner generally is not personally liable for partnership debts beyond _____________.
What is the amount of his/her investment?