CH 20
Which of the following is NOT true about The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?
No more than 25 percent of a pension fund's assets can be invested in the securities of the sponsoring employer.
Standards that establish safety requirements for safety guards on saws, set maximum exposure levels for hazardous chemicals, and regulate the location of machinery in the workplace are known as _____ specific duty standards.
OSHA
Which of the following is NOT true about Under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)?
Social Security operates like a savings account.
The _____ is empowered to enforce the FLSA.
U.S. Department of Labor
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding workers' compensation?
States usually require employers to self-insure for workers' compensation claims.
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
The FMLA applies to companies with 3 or more workers.
Which if the following is NOT true about the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) of 1985?
Under most circumstances, COBRA coverage is available for 24 months after employment has ended.
Which of the following is NOT covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
a family reunion or other family gathering that requires out-of-state travel
Workers who have been let go because of _____________ or who ___________________ are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).
bad conduct; voluntarily quit work without just cause
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal act designed to prevent fraud and other abuses associated with private pension funds. Employers are not required to establish pension plans for their employees. If they do, however, they are subject to all of the following EXCEPT __________.
offering the opportunity to continue group health insurance
Employees cannot be discharged because of their race, national origin, gender, age, disabilities, or being members of ________________ as specified in federal and state antidiscrimination laws. Thus, ________________ employee can recover damages and other remedies from an employer for detrimental employment decisions in violation of these statutes.
other protected classes; even an at-will
If a nonexempt employee works 50 hours one week and 30 hours the next week, the employer _____.
owes the employee 10 hours of overtime pay of one-and-a-half times their regular pay for the first week
Suppose 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 general duty requirement to provide safe working conditions
Suppose a professor is covered by her university's workers' compensation insurance. While teaching her class, the professor is injured when she trips over a power cord that was lying on the floor in the classroom. In this case, _____.
the professor's sole remedy is to recover workers' compensation
In 1935, Congress established the federal Social Security system to provide limited retirement and death benefits to certain employees and their dependents. Today, Social Security benefits include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
vacation benefits
The _____ Omnibus Budget ______ Act (COBRA) is a federal law that permits employees and their beneficiaries to continue their _________________ insurance after an employee's employment has ended.
Consolidated; Reconciliation; group health
In 1935, Congress established an unemployment compensation program to assist workers who are temporarily unemployed. Under the ______ Unemployment Tax ______ (FUTA) and state laws enacted to implement the program, employers are required to pay _________________.
Federal; Act; unemployment contributions (taxes)
An employer who terminates a _____ employee without cause during the stated period is liable for ______ discharge and owes damages to the employee.
term; wrongful