Labor Law Final Exam Instructions

As provided for the Employment Law mid-term, following are the exam instructions for the Labor Law final exam (really a second mid-term) tomorrow. Please note, you will have these for the exam, but I wanted to provide them early in case you want to read them first.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINAL EXAMINATION

This is an open-book examination. You may use any class-related, non-electronic materials you wish to bring, and you may take the exam on laptop if you have complied with the UND School of Law’s requirements. Other than the hard copies of materials you bring for the exam, you may not use a computer (other than for taking the exam), the Internet, or other electronic resources (unless otherwise authorized by the Dean’s office for specific accommodations). Thus, you must print out and bring to the exam anything you wish to access during the exam. The work on this exam must be solely your own. You must turn in this exam along with any scrap paper at the end of the exam.

You will have one and a half hours (90 minutes) to complete the examination, which consists of 3 essay questions. There are multiple portions of some of the questions; please answer each part. I have assumed 5 minutes for you to get the materials and get the exam started and 15 minutes for reading the materials. I then divided the remaining 70 minutes of the exam among the questions below. Please answer every question. You are better served answering every question, with a little less on each part, than missing an entire question. This exam provides the equivalent of 70 points, with the minutes alloted corresponding to the number of points available on each question.

This exam is single-sided and is 4 total pages, including this cover sheet.

Please use only your exam number -- do not use your name, student ID number or Social Security Number on any exam materials.

This exam is to be your work, and your work alone. University and UND School of Law policies apply, including, but not limited to the School of Law’s Academic Dishonesty and Misconduct Policy. By turning in this exam, you certify that the exam was completed only by you, without the aid of any materials not expressly authorized.

This exam covers the material we discussed in class. Relax (as best you can) and use the information from class to guide you to the correct answers. If you see any problems or inconsistencies, note them on the exam and move on.

NOTE: For this exam, please assume that all the cases we discussed are binding in the courts in the fictional state of MinnKota. If the cases we have discussed conflict on a relevant issue, it means that the Federal Court for the Circuit covering the District of MinnKota has not ruled on he issue, and the District Court would need to choose. Then explain why the court should adopt one case over the other. (You can simply say, e.g., “The Second Circuit says X, but Seventh Circuit says Y; the District of MinnKota should pick X because . . . .”). MinnKota is NOT a right to work state, so that is not an issue in this exam.

Good Luck!