$16)$ Please answer the question: When it comes to employee rights under the NLRA, which of the following activities would NOT be considered a protected concerted activity? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$ An employee distributing flyers criticizing the layoffs of coworkers and asking for support for those laid off.

B$)$ A group of employees joining together to discuss concerns about their working conditions.

C$)$ An employee complaining directly to a supervisor about not receiving tips for certain tasks, without any prior discussion with fellow employees or intent to spark group action.

D$)$ A unionized employee filing a grievance related to the enforcement of rights under a labor agreement.

$17)$ Please answer the question: As Chapter $13$ from textbook: Employment Law for Human Resource Practice, $7$th Edition, $(2024)$ David J$.$ Walsh, explained, employers cannot engage in unfair labor practices $($ULPs$).$ Following is the list of $5$ ULPs mentioned in the chapter $13$:

$1.$ Interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights under the NLRA

$2.$ Dominating or interfering with the formation or administration of a labor organization

$3.$ Discriminating against employees for the purpose of encouraging or discouraging membership in any labor organization

$4.$ Retaliating against employees for filing charges or giving testimony under the act

$5.$ Refusing to engage in collective bargaining

Please answer the question: Which of the activities mentioned below would be deemed a ULP? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$ A nonunion employer responding to employee complaints by creating action teams comprised of managers who will meet with employees to deal with issues of absenteeism$,$ salary increases, and an attendance bonus program.

B$)$ A union employer creating a team of managers and supervisors to review demands by the union and engage in timely collective bargaining negotiations.

C$)$ The HR department of a large company arranges for posters that explain the NLRA to be put up in all of the company's employee lunchrooms.

D$)$ All of these.

$18)$ Please answer the question: Elements of a Claim Discrimination Under the NLRA

To establish a prima facie case of discrimination, the General Counsel of the NLRB must show the following:

$1.$ The employee engaged in protected activity.

$2.$ The employer was aware of the protected activity.

$3.$ The employer demonstrated hostility toward the protected activity.

$4.$ There was a causal connection between this hostility and the decision to deny an employment opportunity.

If a prima facie case is established, the NLRA is violated unless the employer can show that the same decision would have been made regardless of whether the employee engaged in protected activity.

Please answer the questions A and B: regarding page $634$ from textbook: Employment Law for Human Resource Practice, $7$th Edition, $(2024)$ David J$.$ Walsh, the reading mentions about recent developments at Amazon and Starbucks regarding the possible formation of unions and alleged unfair labor practices. Based on the facts and the information presented in the chapter from textbook: Employment Law for Human Resource Practice, $7$th Edition, $(2024)$ David J$.$ Walsh about the Amazon, A$)$ does the individual think the employer engaged in any ULPs. B$)$ Please analyze the elements above and give factual support regarding the individual$$s answer.

$19)$ Please answer the question True or False: Employers should refrain from either interrogating individuals or polling employees to find out who supports unionization, why employees want a union, and how employees intend to vote in representation elections $(***$ Please choose if it is True or False$)$

$20)$ Please answer the question: Which statement about employee representation elections is accurate? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$E$)$

A$)$ One of the main requirements for the NLRB to order an election is a showing that at least $75\%$ percent of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit desire union representation.

B$)$ If an election is ordered, the employer has no obligation to provide the NLRB with a list of names and addresses of all employees in the bargaining unit.

C$)$ Either employers or the union can collect election ballots.

D$)$ The primary criterion used by the NLRB to determine an appropriate bargaining unit is whether the employees $$share a community of interest.$$

E$)$ Professional employees, nonprofessionals, and all other employees are always included in the same bargaining unit.