The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Exempts an Employer

question 2

Multiple Choice

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act exempts an employer from giving notice of an otherwise-covered layoff or plant closing if:

• A) the giving of notice would work an undue hardship on the employer.
• B) the employer was seeking capital investment in the business, and notice of the layoff or closing would have precluded the employer from acquiring the capital.
• C) the employees are represented by a union.
• D) the employees are not represented by a union.
• E) rumors of the closing already existed at the time the notice would have been required.

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