Question 1

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974:

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily requires employers to establish pension plans. 
B)  primarily regulates the management and vesting of established plans. 
C)  covers only union-sponsored pension plans but not employer-sponsored pension plans. 
D)  processes unfair practice charges brought against unions and employers. 
A)  primarily requires employers to establish pension plans. 
B)  primarily regulates the management and vesting of established plans. 
C)  covers only union-sponsored pension plans but not employer-sponsored pension plans. 
D)  processes unfair practice charges brought against unions and employers.

Question 2

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  pay their professional staff time and a half for hours worked in excess of 45 in one week. 
B)  pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. 
C)  pay their employees double time. 
D)  be involved in hiring and firing decisions. 
A)  pay their professional staff time and a half for hours worked in excess of 45 in one week. 
B)  pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. 
C)  pay their employees double time. 
D)  be involved in hiring and firing decisions.

Question 3

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 prohibits private employers from using mechanical lie detector tests to investigate economic losses due to theft, embezzlement, or industrial espionage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on employers a general duty to:

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent workplace hazards that may cause death or serious injury. 
B)  provide reasonable leave periods for family-related health issues. 
C)  develop and enforce their own health and safety programs. 
D)  make the workplace more accommodating to women and families. 
A)  prevent workplace hazards that may cause death or serious injury. 
B)  provide reasonable leave periods for family-related health issues. 
C)  develop and enforce their own health and safety programs. 
D)  make the workplace more accommodating to women and families.

Question 6

Which of the following groups are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions 
B)  Transvestites 
C)  People currently using drugs or alcohol 
D)  Bisexuals 
A)  People with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions 
B)  Transvestites 
C)  People currently using drugs or alcohol 
D)  Bisexuals

Question 7

The Equal Pay Act prohibits racial, cultural, and national origin discrimination in pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires employers to establish pension plans or to meet specific benefit levels. 
B)  requires covered employers to pay their employees time and a half for hours worked in excess of 40 in one week. 
C)  is designed to provide reasonable leave periods for family-related health issues. 
D)  permits its inspectors to enter the workplace at any reasonable time and without advance notice. 
A)  requires employers to establish pension plans or to meet specific benefit levels. 
B)  requires covered employers to pay their employees time and a half for hours worked in excess of 40 in one week. 
C)  is designed to provide reasonable leave periods for family-related health issues. 
D)  permits its inspectors to enter the workplace at any reasonable time and without advance notice.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

Accepted Answer

A)  It protects workers from retaliation if they refuse to do work that they reasonably believe might cause serious injury. 
B)  It prohibits employers from using lie detector tests on employees unless the employer is engaged in an investigation of economic losses due to theft. 
C)  It objects to mandatory binding arbitration as a condition of employment because it denies employees the right to bring independent discrimination claims. 
D)  It provides skilled people to help unions and employers in their bargaining so as to prevent strikes. 
A)  It protects workers from retaliation if they refuse to do work that they reasonably believe might cause serious injury. 
B)  It prohibits employers from using lie detector tests on employees unless the employer is engaged in an investigation of economic losses due to theft. 
C)  It objects to mandatory binding arbitration as a condition of employment because it denies employees the right to bring independent discrimination claims. 
D)  It provides skilled people to help unions and employers in their bargaining so as to prevent strikes.

Question 10

The major piece of legislation outlawing discrimination in employment prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 
B)  the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
C)  the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. 
D)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
A)  the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 
B)  the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
C)  the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. 
D)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Exam 25: Employment Laws

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974:

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to:

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 prohibits private employers from using mechanical lie detector tests to investigate economic losses due to theft, embezzlement, or industrial espionage.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on employers a general duty to:

Which of the following groups are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

The Equal Pay Act prohibits racial, cultural, and national origin discrimination in pay.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:

Which of the following statements is true of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

The major piece of legislation outlawing discrimination in employment prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin is:

Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession

Dispute Settlement

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Business and the Constitution

Crimes

Intentional Torts

Negligence and Strict Liability

Licensing and Intellectual Property

The Nature and Origins of Contracts

Creating a Contract: Offers

Creating a Contract: Acceptances

Consideration

Capacity to Contract

Voluntary Consent

Illegality

The Form and Meaning of Contracts

Third Parties Contract Rights

Performance and Remedies

Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts

Warranties and Product Liability

Performance of Sales Contracts

Remedies for Breach of Sales Contracts

The Agency Relationship-Creation, Duties, and Termination

Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties

Which Form of Business Organization

Partnerships

Formation and Termination of Corporations

Management of the Corporate Business

Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders

Securities Regulation

Legal Liability of Accountants

Personal Property and Bailments

Real Property

Landlord and Tenant

Estates and Trusts

Insurance

Negotiable Instruments

Negotiation and Holder in Due Course

Liability of Parties

Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers

Introduction to Security

Security Interests in Personal Property

Bankruptcy

The Antitrust Laws

Consumer Protection Laws

Environmental Regulation

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