Answer to Question of the Week
Each week, we post a though-provoking question for your consideration. Last week’s question was designed to see how well you’ve been paying attention. Here’s the question, along with your answers.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Congress is close to overhauling the ADA (12%)
b. The Supreme Court upheld a case in which attorneys got 33 times more than the plaintiff (29%)
c. The government recently issued a new I-9 form, ordered everyone to start using it and then a few days later changed back to the old form and ordered everyone to start using that one instead (17%)
d. President Bush signed an executive order requiring all companies with 500 or more employees to start using the E-Verify System by January 1, 2009 (36%)
e. A federal court ruled that a woman who missed work due to an abortion may be protected from discrimination under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (6%)
Congratulations — the correct answer is indeed “d.” President Bush did sign an executive order regarding E-Verify, but it only requires certain government contractors to utilize the system — not private employers.
E-Verify was in the news again this morning here on the Blawg. The House approved a bill that would extend the program another five years and to keep it voluntary for private employers.
All the other answers are true. Click here for info about the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, here for the Supreme Court attorneys’ fees decision, here for the government’s I-9 switcheroo, here for the E-Verify executive order and here for the abortion/in vitro rulings.
Our readers are now batting a healthy .484 (15 right, 16 wrong) on our Questions of the Week. As always, thanks for your participation. The next question will be coming your way soon.