LAW 4300 Quiz Ch. 20-22
False
Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act are entitled to overtime pay double the rate of their regular pay rate for hours worked in excess of forty hours per workweek.
False
Employers and employees not covered by the FLSA are generally subject collective bargaining agreements.
True
If a worker is one who recievesw tips from custoimers, the employer is allowed to reduce the minimum wage paid to that wroker by up to 40 percent, with the difference to be made up by tips.
True
If an employer or a class of employers believes that OSHA standard is inappropriate to its particular situation, an exemption, or variance, may be sought under the act.
False
The government regulation of the minimum wage is an attempt to reduce disparity and bring the earnings of workers closer to industry standards.
True
There is insufficient time, due to the nature of the hazard, to resort to the regulatory statutory procedures for enforcement under OSHA.
True
This protects employees from discrimination because they refuse to work in the face of a dangerous condition.
True
To assure safe an healthful working conditions for working men and women.
False
To assure that federal standards exceed the standards previously set for safety and health by the States.
False
To provide assistance to organized workers in assuring employers meet federal standards.
True
To provide framework for research, education, training and information in the field of occupational safety and health.
True
Under FLSA, minors aged sixteen to eighteen may work uncertain nonhazardous occupations, and minors aged fourteen to sixteen may be employed in non-manufacturing or non-mining occupations for limited hours outside school hours.
False
Under the FLSA, employees may only pursue their rights through the National Labor Relations Board.
True
Under the social security system, a worker is considered disabled when a severe physical or mental impairment prevents that person from working for a year or more or is expected to result in the victim's death.
True
Worker's compensation has been left primarily to the states to administer.
False
A technical violation of OSHA, but so insignificant as to require no fine or remediation, is a de facto violation.
False
Benefits paid to employees out of work through no fault of their own and who are available for suitable work if and when it becomes available falls under the category of worker's compensation benefits.
False
Can be exercised anytime an employee is unhappy with the way management is running the plant.
False
Can be exercised if a union official orders the employee to take this action to enforce a CBA.
True
Can be exercised when employees are exposed to a dangerous condition posing the risk of serious injury or death.
True
Persons not normally considered fiduciaries, such as consultants or advisers, may be found to be fiduciaries when their expertise is used in a managerial, administrative, or advisory capacity for a retirement plan.
False
Temporary variances are granted when the employer establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that its particular procedures provide as safe and healthful a workplace as the OSHA standards provide.
False
The Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA) was enacted in recognition of the incredible number of casualties in the mining industry.
False
The OSHA does not apply to the federal and state governments in their capacity as employers, nor does it apply to domestic servants or supervisors.
True
The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to furnish their employees a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that cause, or are likely to cause, serious injury or death.
