The Federal and State Governments Are Exempted from Which of the Following

question 57

Multiple Choice

The federal and state governments are exempted from which of the following acts?

• A) The Family and Medical Leave Act
• B) The Fair Labor Standards Act
• C) The Equal Pay Act
• D) The Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Definitions:

Misrepresentation

A false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing that party into a contract.

Legal Action

A formal proceeding by which a party seeks to enforce or protect a legal right through a court of law.

Mutual Mistake

A legal concept where both parties involved in a contract have a shared misunderstanding about a critical fact of the contract.

Unilateral Mistake

Occurs when one party to a contract is mistaken about a basic assumption on which they made the contract, and the other party either knows or has reason to know of the mistake.