Ch 20 quiz
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
In 2012, the United States Supreme Court declared the child labor restrictions of the act unconstitutional as an impermissible restriction on interstate and international commerce (in other words, a violation of the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution).
In 1970, the United States Congress enacted the _____ to promote safety in the workplace.
OSHA
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
OSHA has not adopted regulations to enforce the safety standards established by the act.
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
Private employers are not subject to the act.
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding minimum wage?
The federal minimum wage is tied to inflation, with automatic increases to the minimum wage based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Which of the following is NOT true about the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)?
Workers who have been let go for cause, such as for illegal activity or drug use on the job, or who voluntarily quit work without just cause are eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
Exceptions where employees, including at-will employees, cannot be legally fired include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
employees cannot be fired for violating private law
Workers' compensation is a(n) _____ remedy.
exclusive
A worker in a factory reports for work and is walking toward his work station when he trips over some boxes stored on the floor. This would be a violation of the OSHA _____ duty requirement to provide safe working conditions.
general
The Occupational Safety and Health Act contains a _____ duty standard that imposes on an employer a duty to provide employment and a work environment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its employees.
general
Many of the OSHA standards are _____ duty standards.
specific
OSHA standards establish safety requirements for safety guards on saws, set maximum exposure levels for hazardous chemicals, and regulate the location of machinery in the workplace. These are examples of _____ duty standards.
specific
Which of the following is NOT a category of employees exempted by the FLSA from federal minimum wage and overtime pay requirements?
tipped employees
Under the FLSA, an employer cannot require non-exempt employees to work more than _____ hours per week unless they are paid _____ pay of _____ times their regular pay for each hour worked in excess of the standard work week.
40; overtime; one-and-a-half
In what decade was the Fair Labor Standards Act enacted?
1930s
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding workers' compensation insurance?
As a general rule, states do not require employers to purchase workers' compensation insurance to cover workers' compensation claims.
The _________________________ provides that an employee of a private employer or the employee's beneficiaries must be offered the opportunity to continue group health insurance. Government employees are subject to parallel provisions found in the __________________.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; Public Health Service Act
Which of the following is NOT true about vesting under ERISA?
ERISA permits employer's contributions to be gradually vested over a 10-year period and completely vested after that time.
The _____ guarantees workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period to attend to family and medical emergencies and other specified situations.
FMLA
Under the _____________________, employees must make contributions (i.e., pay taxes) into the Social Security fund. Under the ___________________________, self-employed individuals must pay Social Security contributions, too.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act; Self-Employment Contributions Act
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding the compensability of a workers' compensation claim?
For an injury to be compensable under workers' compensation, the claimant must prove that he or she was harmed by the intentional or negligent act of a co-worker.
For an injury to be compensable under workers' compensation, the claimant must prove that he or she was harmed by _____.
an employment-related injury
Under worker's compensation, an injured worker files a claim with the appropriate state government agency, often called the workers' compensation _____.
commission
Workers' _____ is paid to workers and their families when workers are injured in connection with their jobs.
compensation