Question 1

The OSHA serves only as a model act and employers who violate its rules are not liable for penalties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The ________ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

Accepted Answer

A)  general duty standard 
B)  specific duty standard 
C)  code of wellness 
D)  provision of nonhazardous work environment 
A)  general duty standard 
B)  specific duty standard 
C)  code of wellness 
D)  provision of nonhazardous work environment A

Question 3

Workers cannot both receive workers' compensation and sue their employers in court for damages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Vesting occurs when an employee has a nonforfeitable right to receive pension benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the Family and Medical Leave Act? How is an employee covered under it?

Accepted Answer

In February 1993, Congress enacted the F

Question 6

Which of the following acts establishes minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for workers in the U.S.A.?

Accepted Answer

A)  FLSA 
B)  OSHA 
C)  FMLA 
D)  COBRA 
A)  FLSA 
B)  OSHA 
C)  FMLA 
D)  COBRA

Question 7

According to the FLSA, children under the age of 14 are forbidden from working, including as newspaper deliverers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Under the FLSA, an employer cannot require nonexempt employees to work more than 40 hours per week unless they are paid ________ of one-and-a-half times their regular pay for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours that week.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under the FLSA, an employer cannot require...

Question 9

Administrative employees who do not do manual work are exempted from the federal minimum wage requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How is Social Security awarded in the U.S.A.?

Accepted Answer

The federal Social Security system provi

Question 11

Senior professors and physicists in research laboratories are entitled to federal overtime pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families of workers cannot claim workers' compensation despite the death of the worker. 
B)  Workers' compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job. 
C)  The claim for workers' compensation must be filed with the employer. 
D)  Workers' compensation is a fixed amount throughout the country. 
A)  Families of workers cannot claim workers' compensation despite the death of the worker. 
B)  Workers' compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job. 
C)  The claim for workers' compensation must be filed with the employer. 
D)  Workers' compensation is a fixed amount throughout the country.

Question 13

The ________ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.

Accepted Answer

A)  OSHA 
B)  ERISA 
C)  FMLA 
D)  FLSA 
A)  OSHA 
B)  ERISA 
C)  FMLA 
D)  FLSA

Question 14

Workers' compensation acts bar injured workers from suing responsible third parties to recover damages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  covered by workers' compensation insurance 
B)  not covered by workers' compensation 
C)  covered by workers' compensation 
D)  not covered by employee's medical insurance 
A)  covered by workers' compensation insurance 
B)  not covered by workers' compensation 
C)  covered by workers' compensation 
D)  not covered by employee's medical insurance

Question 16

If an employer intentionally injures a worker, the worker cannot collect workers' compensation benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  The standard needs to be established with each safety regulation. 
B)  It requires an employer to provide a working environment that does not result in mental stress of the employee. 
C)  An employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized hazards. 
D)  OSHA has no say in safety violations of an employer as it is just a model act. 
A)  The standard needs to be established with each safety regulation. 
B)  It requires an employer to provide a working environment that does not result in mental stress of the employee. 
C)  An employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized hazards. 
D)  OSHA has no say in safety violations of an employer as it is just a model act.

Question 18

Under common law, employees who were injured on the job could not sue their employers for negligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Overtime pay is given to non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours a week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of exemptions to minimum wage and overtime pay requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apprentices must be paid minimum wage. 
B)  Learned professionals need not be paid minimum wage. 
C)  Workers involved in hazardous activities need not be paid minimum wage. 
D)  Employees in law enforcement and medical sectors need not be paid minimum wage. 
A)  Apprentices must be paid minimum wage. 
B)  Learned professionals need not be paid minimum wage. 
C)  Workers involved in hazardous activities need not be paid minimum wage. 
D)  Employees in law enforcement and medical sectors need not be paid minimum wage.

Exam 20: Employment Law and Worker Protection

The OSHA serves only as a model act and employers who violate its rules are not liable for penalties.

The ________ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.

Workers cannot both receive workers' compensation and sue their employers in court for damages.

Vesting occurs when an employee has a nonforfeitable right to receive pension benefits.

What is the Family and Medical Leave Act? How is an employee covered under it?

Which of the following acts establishes minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for workers in the U.S.A.?

According to the FLSA, children under the age of 14 are forbidden from working, including as newspaper deliverers.

Under the FLSA, an employer cannot require nonexempt employees to work more than 40 hours per week unless they are paid ________ of one-and-a-half times their regular pay for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours that week.

Administrative employees who do not do manual work are exempted from the federal minimum wage requirements.

How is Social Security awarded in the U.S.A.?

Senior professors and physicists in research laboratories are entitled to federal overtime pay.

Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?

The ________ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.

Workers' compensation acts bar injured workers from suing responsible third parties to recover damages.

If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is ________.

If an employer intentionally injures a worker, the worker cannot collect workers' compensation benefits.

Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard?

Under common law, employees who were injured on the job could not sue their employers for negligence.

Overtime pay is given to non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours a week.

Which of the following statements is true of exemptions to minimum wage and overtime pay requirements?

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