Question 1

The Family and Medical Leave Act .

Accepted Answer

A) provides guidelines regarding what rates of return employers should use in computing their pension plan values 
B) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
C) ensures that an employer must grant an employee up to 12 weeks of leave in a twelve -month period for the birth or care of a newborn child, placement of a child for adoption, to care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition, or to care for the employee's own serious health condition 
D) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay 
E) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
A) provides guidelines regarding what rates of return employers should use in computing their pension plan values 
B) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
C) ensures that an employer must grant an employee up to 12 weeks of leave in a twelve -month period for the birth or care of a newborn child, placement of a child for adoption, to care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition, or to care for the employee's own serious health condition 
D) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay 
E) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits

Question 2

The goal of is to provide sure, prompt income and medical benefits to work -related accident victims or their dependents, regardless of fault.

Accepted Answer

A) severance pay 
B) workers' compensation 
C) sick leave 
D) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
E) the Family and Medical Leave Act 
A) severance pay 
B) workers' compensation 
C) sick leave 
D) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
E) the Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 3

A strategy designed to minimize health care costs for employers by giving employees access to health resources via home or work is called a program.

Accepted Answer

A) cost containment 
B) on-site primary care 
C) absence management 
D) disease management 
E) wellness 
A) cost containment 
B) on-site primary care 
C) absence management 
D) disease management 
E) wellness

Question 4

The Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act .

Accepted Answer

A) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
B) requires that most private employers continue to make health benefits available to terminated or retired employees and their families for a period of time 
C) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
D) requires employers to treat women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions the same as any employee not able to work, with respect to all benefits, including sick leave and disability benefits, health and medical insurance 
E) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay 
A) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
B) requires that most private employers continue to make health benefits available to terminated or retired employees and their families for a period of time 
C) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
D) requires employers to treat women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions the same as any employee not able to work, with respect to all benefits, including sick leave and disability benefits, health and medical insurance 
E) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay

Question 5

Which regulation ensures that an employer must grant an employee up to 12 weeks of leave in a twelve-month period for the birth or care of a newborn child, placement of a child for adoption, to care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition, or to care for the employee's own serious health condition?

Accepted Answer

A) Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act 
B) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Conciliation Act 
C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
D) Newborn Mother's Protection Act 
E) Family and Medical Leave Act 
A) Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act 
B) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Conciliation Act 
C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
D) Newborn Mother's Protection Act 
E) Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 6

seek to enable employees to better meet the demands of their family and work lives.

Accepted Answer

A) Sick leave 
B) Family-friendly benefits 
C) Pension plans 
D) Benefit management systems 
E) Pay plans 
A) Sick leave 
B) Family-friendly benefits 
C) Pension plans 
D) Benefit management systems 
E) Pay plans

Question 7

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act .

Accepted Answer

A) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
B) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay 
C) requires employers to treat women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions the same as any employee not able to work, with respect to all benefits, including sick leave and disability benefits, health and medical insurance 
D) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
E) covers pension plans and requires employers to have written plan documents that establish terms such as eligibility and participation 
A) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
B) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay 
C) requires employers to treat women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions the same as any employee not able to work, with respect to all benefits, including sick leave and disability benefits, health and medical insurance 
D) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
E) covers pension plans and requires employers to have written plan documents that establish terms such as eligibility and participation

Question 8

What are the key steps for launching a successful EAP program?

Accepted Answer

The key steps are as follows. 1)Develop

Question 9

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part -time work is defined as less than hours per week.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 35 
E) 40 
A) 15 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 35 
E) 40

Question 10

The average number of vacation days granted to employees in the United States is about 15 days per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Social Security provides all of the following benefits except .

Accepted Answer

A) income if retirement is at age 62 or later and individual is insured under the Social Security Act 
B) monthly disability payments to employees who become totally disabled 
C) death benefits to surviving dependents for those insured under the Social Security Act 
D) income if retirement is at age 55 or later 
E) Medicare 
A) income if retirement is at age 62 or later and individual is insured under the Social Security Act 
B) monthly disability payments to employees who become totally disabled 
C) death benefits to surviving dependents for those insured under the Social Security Act 
D) income if retirement is at age 55 or later 
E) Medicare

Question 12

Which of the regulations below prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay?

Accepted Answer

A) Newborn Mother's Protection Act 
B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
C) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERIS
A)  
D) Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act 
E) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Conciliation Act 
A) Newborn Mother's Protection Act 
B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
C) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERIS
A)  
D) Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act 
E) Economic Growth and Tax Relief Conciliation Act

Question 13

Firms should offer health benefits to retired and terminated employees and their families for 18 months following the employee's separation from the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A primary benefit of 401(k)plans is that payments made by employees into the plan are pretax so the employee pays no tax on those dollars until after he or she retires or removes the money from the 401 (k)plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Flexible work schedules tend to have negative effects on employee productivity, job satisfaction, and absenteeism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

There is no limit to the amount an employee can contribute pre-tax into a 401 (k)plan each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The primary difference between health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations is that .

Accepted Answer

A) HMOs are more effective 
B) HMOs allow patients to choose from a list of doctors 
C) PPOs allow patients to choose from a lists of doctors and to see them in the doctors' offices rather than in one facility 
D) PPOs are cheaper 
E) all of the above 
A) HMOs are more effective 
B) HMOs allow patients to choose from a list of doctors 
C) PPOs allow patients to choose from a lists of doctors and to see them in the doctors' offices rather than in one facility 
D) PPOs are cheaper 
E) all of the above

Question 18

A defined contribution pension plan encourages employees to contribute a portion of their earnings to the fund with an employer contribution that is matched to that of the employee in whole or part is called a(n).

Accepted Answer

A) matching plan 
B) deferred profit-sharing plan 
C) savings and thrift plan 
D) employee stock ownership plan 
E) ERISA plan 
A) matching plan 
B) deferred profit-sharing plan 
C) savings and thrift plan 
D) employee stock ownership plan 
E) ERISA plan

Question 19

Social Security tax is charged at a rate of % to both employer and employee.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.00 
B) 3.50 
C) 7.65 
D) 15.00 
E) 33.00 
A) 1.00 
B) 3.50 
C) 7.65 
D) 15.00 
E) 33.00

Question 20

The Mental Health Parity Act .

Accepted Answer

A) covers pension plans and requires employers to have written plan documents that establish terms such as eligibility and participation 
B) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
C) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
D) provides guidelines regarding what rates of return employers should use in computing their pension plan values 
E) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay 
A) covers pension plans and requires employers to have written plan documents that establish terms such as eligibility and participation 
B) limits the ability of health plans to set annual or lifetime maximums on mental and nervous disorder benefits 
C) sets minimum requirements for protecting individuals' health-care data accessibility and confidentiality 
D) provides guidelines regarding what rates of return employers should use in computing their pension plan values 
E) prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay

The Family and Medical Leave Act .

The goal of is to provide sure, prompt income and medical benefits to work -related accident victims or their dependents, regardless of fault.

A strategy designed to minimize health care costs for employers by giving employees access to health resources via home or work is called a program.

The Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act .

seek to enable employees to better meet the demands of their family and work lives.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act .

What are the key steps for launching a successful EAP program?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part -time work is defined as less than hours per week.

The average number of vacation days granted to employees in the United States is about 15 days per year.

Social Security provides all of the following benefits except .

Which of the regulations below prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay?

Firms should offer health benefits to retired and terminated employees and their families for 18 months following the employee's separation from the firm.

A primary benefit of 401(k)plans is that payments made by employees into the plan are pretax so the employee pays no tax on those dollars until after he or she retires or removes the money from the 401 (k)plan.

Flexible work schedules tend to have negative effects on employee productivity, job satisfaction, and absenteeism.

There is no limit to the amount an employee can contribute pre-tax into a 401 (k)plan each year.

The primary difference between health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations is that .

A defined contribution pension plan encourages employees to contribute a portion of their earnings to the fund with an employer contribution that is matched to that of the employee in whole or part is called a(n).

Social Security tax is charged at a rate of % to both employer and employee.

The Mental Health Parity Act .

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The Family and Medical Leave Act .

The goal of is to provide sure, prompt income and medical benefits to work -related accident victims or their dependents, regardless of fault.

A strategy designed to minimize health care costs for employers by giving employees access to health resources via home or work is called a program.

The Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act .

seek to enable employees to better meet the demands of their family and work lives.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act .

What are the key steps for launching a successful EAP program?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part -time work is defined as less than hours per week.

The average number of vacation days granted to employees in the United States is about 15 days per year.

Social Security provides all of the following benefits except .

Which of the regulations below prohibits an employer's health plan from using incentives to encourage employees to leave the hospital after childbirth after less than the legislatively-determined minimum stay?

Firms should offer health benefits to retired and terminated employees and their families for 18 months following the employee's separation from the firm.

A primary benefit of 401(k)plans is that payments made by employees into the plan are pretax so the employee pays no tax on those dollars until after he or she retires or removes the money from the 401 (k)plan.

Flexible work schedules tend to have negative effects on employee productivity, job satisfaction, and absenteeism.

There is no limit to the amount an employee can contribute pre-tax into a 401 (k)plan each year.

The primary difference between health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations is that .

A defined contribution pension plan encourages employees to contribute a portion of their earnings to the fund with an employer contribution that is matched to that of the employee in whole or part is called a(n).

Social Security tax is charged at a rate of % to both employer and employee.

The Mental Health Parity Act .

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

Strategic Human Resource Management and the Hr Scorecard

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Chaper 7 Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Managing Careers

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in Hr Management

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

HR Management and Organizational Strategy: Key Concepts and Considerations

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