Question 1

Employees are required to purchase workers' compensation insurance from private insurance companies or state funds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Question 3

The FLSA makes it unlawful to ship goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The ________ system was established to provide limited retirement and death benefits to covered employees and their dependents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ system was established to provide...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) Vesting 
B) Easement 
C) Anti-lapse 
D) Reconciliation 
A) Vesting 
B) Easement 
C) Anti-lapse 
D) Reconciliation

Question 6

The general duty standard requires an employer to provide a work environment that does not result in its employees' mental stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of exemptions from 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.

Question 8

Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) children who work as retail store clerks 
B) children who work in fast-food restaurants 
C) children employed as actors and performers 
D) children employed at gasoline stations 
A) children who work as retail store clerks 
B) children who work in fast-food restaurants 
C) children employed as actors and performers 
D) children employed at gasoline stations

Question 9

In 1935,Congress established a(n)________ to assist workers who are temporarily unemployed.

Accepted Answer

unemployme

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

In February 1993,Congress enacted the Fa

Question 11

Workers who quit work without just cause can claim unemployment benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Living wage laws are minimum wage laws enacted by cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ________ is a federal law that permits employees and their beneficiaries to continue their group health insurance after an employee's employment has ended.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation?

Accepted Answer

A) The employer need not pay for workers' compensation insurance. 
B) The employer is exempt from having to offer paid medical leave. 
C) The employer can avoid a civil lawsuit by an injured worker. 
D) The employer can offer lower basic pay to workers. 
A) The employer need not pay for workers' compensation insurance. 
B) The employer is exempt from having to offer paid medical leave. 
C) The employer can avoid a civil lawsuit by an injured worker. 
D) The employer can offer lower basic pay to workers.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For an injury to be compensable under workers' compensation,the claimant must prove that he or she was harmed by an employment-related injury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)is administered by the U.S.Department of Labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Only private employers,and not governmental bodies,come under the purview of the FLSA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)is an act designed to prevent fraud and other abuses associated with private pension funds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Helga works as a nurse in a private hospital.She is paid an hourly wage.Helga is typically required to work 40 hours per week,from 10 p.m.until 6 a.m.Monday through Friday.Due to the recent resignation of another nurse,Helga's supervisor has offered her the opportunity to work additional hours each week.Which of the following is true in terms of Helga's prospects for overtime pay?

Accepted Answer

A) Helga cannot receive overtime pay,since federal law conclusively presumes that health care workers are paid on a salaried basis. 
B) Helga can receive overtime pay only if she works more than 60 hours per week,due to the federal overtime pay restrictions imposed on the health care sector. 
C) Helga cannot receive overtime pay,as federal law prohibits overtime pay for health care workers. 
D) Helga is entitled to overtime pay if she works the additional hours. 
A) Helga cannot receive overtime pay,since federal law conclusively presumes that health care workers are paid on a salaried basis. 
B) Helga can receive overtime pay only if she works more than 60 hours per week,due to the federal overtime pay restrictions imposed on the health care sector. 
C) Helga cannot receive overtime pay,as federal law prohibits overtime pay for health care workers. 
D) Helga is entitled to overtime pay if she works the additional hours.

Exam 20: Employment Law and Worker Protection

Employees are required to purchase workers' compensation insurance from private insurance companies or state funds.

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

The FLSA makes it unlawful to ship goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.

The ________ system was established to provide limited retirement and death benefits to covered employees and their dependents.

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

The general duty standard requires an employer to provide a work environment that does not result in its employees' mental stress.

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

Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States?

In 1935,Congress established a(n)________ to assist workers who are temporarily unemployed.

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

Workers who quit work without just cause can claim unemployment benefits.

Living wage laws are minimum wage laws enacted by cities.

The ________ is a federal law that permits employees and their beneficiaries to continue their group health insurance after an employee's employment has ended.

What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation?

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

For an injury to be compensable under workers' compensation,the claimant must prove that he or she was harmed by an employment-related injury.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)is administered by the U.S.Department of Labor.

Only private employers,and not governmental bodies,come under the purview of the FLSA.

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)is an act designed to prevent fraud and other abuses associated with private pension funds.

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