GHS Business Law

Chapter 27 End of Chapter Review
Pages 414-415, Questions 1-16

Next week we will have a test on Chapter 27- including the topics of unemployment and child labor laws!

Unemployment compensation is money paid by the government (or a private insurance fund) to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

Assignment: Using the internet, create a flyer on unemployment compensation in the state of Alabama. Be sure to include who is eligible, how to apply, and how payments are made. Your flyer should have pictures, detailed information, and cover all topics listed in the previous sentence. Make sure you document your source. This is not a copy and paste assignment- your information should be your own and should be summarized information from your source, not their exact words.

Child labor laws exist to ensure that minor's best interests are in the forefront of the workplace. They also ensure that employers treat minors correctly. With this in mind, answer the following questions about Alabama's CURRENT Child Labor Laws:

1) How old must an employee be to serve alcohol in the state of Alabama?
2) How old must an employee be to work in an establishment that serves alcohol in the state of Alabama?
3) What is the exception to number 3?
4) How many hours can a 14/15 year old work after school?
5) How many hours can a 14/15 year old work on a non-school day?
6) What are the restrictions of a 14/15 year old (work hours) in the summer months?
7) What are the restrictions of a 16/17 year old (work hours) in the summer months?
8) What are the break laws for a 14/15 year old?
9) What are the break laws for a 16/17 year old?
10) Are children of parents who own a business exempt from Alabama's child labor laws?
11) How many hours can a 14/15 year old work per week?
12) What hours can a 16/17 year old NOT WORK during the school week?
13) Name 3 occupations that minors under 16 are prohibited from working?

From Chapter 27, Section 2
14) EXPLAIN what payroll deductions are.
15) EXPLAIN what worker's compensation is.
16) What Federal law sets the minimum protection for young workers?
17) What Federal law was established to set the minimum wage and maximum hours for all employees under the jurisdiction of this Act?
18) What is a work permit? And what age/ages does it apply to?
19) What is the Military Selective Serive Extension Act of 1950 and what does it require?
20) True/False? State laws  designed to protect minor restrict the hours a minor can work.

Today we will be starting Chapter 27, Topic: Employment Contracts
You need to know about employment contracts for your own future employment, your rights, and hiring someone to do work for you.

Chapter 27, Section 1 Questions

Answer all questions and turn in!

*At the first part of class we will review in groups or individually for this quiz*

Chapter 8 Class Discussion on Sales

Activity: This chapter discusses the UCC (Uniform Commercial Code). Using the internet, create a flyer in Word or Publisher highlighting what is the UCC, what it governs, and what the UCC does not include.