Fact Pattern 3-1 (Questions 31-33 Apply)

question 13

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 3-1 (Questions 31-33 apply)
Bean Vendors, Inc., and Java Bistros Corporation dispute a term in their contract.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 3-1. If Bean and Java have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue, they may prefer to settle their dispute through mediation because

• A) the case will be heard by a mini-jury.
• B) the dispute will eventually go to trial.
• C) the process is not adversarial.
• D) the resolution of the dispute will be decided an expert.

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Definitions:

Wagner Act

The first major piece of federal legislation adopted explicitly to encourage the formation of labor unions and provide for collective bargaining between employers and unions as a means of obtaining the peaceful settlement of labor disputes.

Sex Discrimination

Unfair treatment of people because of their sex or gender; includes both direct discrimination and practices that have a disproportionate impact on members of one sex.

Gender

A category that refers to the social and cultural distinctions associated with being male, female, or non-binary.

National Labor Relations Board

An independent federal agency established to protect employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative.