Exam 13: Benefits and Services

Why are family-friendly benefits increasingly popular? Provide examples of family-friendly benefits.

When employers offer domestic partner benefits to employees, it means that employees' same-sex domestic partners are eligible to receive the same benefits as do the husband, wife, or legal dependent of one of the firm's employees.

Pooled paid leave plans combine sick leave, vacation, and personal days into a single leave pool and have been blamed for increasing employee absenteeism.

All of the following are the most likely reasons that mental health costs are rising EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following is a prepaid health care system that provides medical services for employees who pay a nominal fee?

________ are groups of health care providers that contract with employers, insurance companies, or third-party payers to provide medical care services at a reduced fee.

Which of the following represents the largest proportion of all reported disabilities?

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

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act requires the government to provide health insurance to terminated or retired employees and their families through the Medicare system.

Employee benefits account for a little over one-third of wages and salaries.

Keith works as a construction foreman, and he is viewed as a reliable, competent employee. Keith was recently injured in a car accident while on vacation, and his injuries are so severe that he will not be able to return to work. Which of the following would most likely provide Keith with benefits?

As an HR manager, you need to control costs associated with unemployment insurance. What are steps you can take to protect your employer from paying unemployment claims for employees who were dismissed for inadequate performance?

Orion is a business software firm based in Atlanta that employs over 400 people. Orion has traditionally provided legislatively required benefits for its employees including Social Security, workers' compensation, and unemployment insurance. In addition, Orion offers employees health and dental insurance. Orion employees work Monday through Friday on a 9 to 5 schedule. Orion's top executives are considering the idea of adding a flexible benefits plan and implementing a flexible work schedule. All of the following questions are relevant to Orion's decision to add a cafeteria plan EXCEPT which one?

Nonfinancial payments like health and life insurance, pensions, time off with pay, and child care facilities are examples of ________.

To be eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employee must have worked ________ hours during the past twelve consecutive months.

When groups of employees accept a temporary reduction in work hours in order to prevent layoffs, the employees are job sharing.

All of the following are health care cost-control methods used by employers EXCEPT ________.

Most employees in America receive fourteen days of leave after working for a company for one year.

Which of the following is an example of a compressed workweek?

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 withdraws the money.