If the Law Applied in the Court Opinion Is Different

question 21

True/False

If the law applied in the court opinion is different from that which applies to the client's case, the court opinion cannot be mandatory precedent.

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Definitions:

Laid Off

The temporary or permanent dismissal of employees from their job due to business-related reasons like cost-cutting or downsizing.

Illegal Strike

A work stoppage by a group of workers that is not authorized by the relevant labor laws or violates a binding labor agreement.

Union Shop

A workplace where employees are not required to join the union in order to be hired, but must join within a certain period of being employed and remain members as a condition of employment.

Closed Shop

A workplace where only workers who are already members of the union can be hired.