Deck 20: Management: Employee Welfare

Question 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act is often called the minimum wage law.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Corporate officers can be held liable for FLSA violations.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

FLSA no longer contains provisions on overtime pay.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The NLRA established the NLRB as the enforcement agency for labor laws.

Question 5

Child labor protections are part of FLSA.

Question 6

Unemployment benefits can be denied if a claimant refuses to take a job because of religious convictions.

Question 7

Retaliatory conduct against an employee who files a complaint is prohibited under OSHA.

Question 8

The Norris-LaGuardia Act was the first federal labor legislation with general application.

Question 9

The Wagner Act is the National Labor Relations Act.

Question 10

ERISA was passed to regulate employee pension and retirement plans.

Question 11

Mining is the industry with the highest fatality rate.

Question 12

Independent contractors are covered under workers' compensation.

Question 13

The Equal Pay Act is an amendment to FLSA.

Question 14

The Equal Pay Act is a comparable worth statute.

Question 15

The Taft-Hartley Act is the Labor Management Relations Act.

Question 16

FICA contributions are covered under FLSA.

Question 17

Drug testing of employees is a violation of the FLSA.

Question 18

In workers' compensation cases, fault is immaterial.

Question 19

Unemployment benefits are paid regardless of whether the employee quit or was fired.

Question 20

Unemployment benefits are administered by the federal government.

Question 21

Only employers are subject to the NLRA's good-faith bargaining requirement.

Question 22

Picketing is a permissible economic weapon.

Question 23

The Labor Management Relations Act applies restrictions on management economic weapons.

Question 24

The Landrum-Griffin Act is the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.

Question 25

The Taft-Hartley Act includes the presidential power to invoke a "cooling-off period" in transportation strikes.

Question 26

Promising promotions for not joining a union is an unfair labor practice.

Question 27

The legal trend in overtime pay requirements is to expand the number of employees covered.

Question 28

Wages and hours are examples of mandatory subjects for good-faith bargaining.

Question 29

Plant closings are always unfair labor practices.

Question 30

The Landrum-Griffin Act contains a bill of rights for union members.

Question 31

A certified union has the exclusive right to represent employees in contract negotiations.

Question 32

An election for a union cannot be held more than once every 12 months.

Question 33

The largest OSHA fine was $870 million given to BP for a Texas refinery's violations.

Question 34

Featherbedding is payment for work not actually performed and is an unfair labor practice.

Question 35

Threatening a job loss for joining a union is an unfair labor practice for employers.

Question 36

Collective bargaining units generally consist of employees who do the same work.

Question 37

Workers' compensation systems are administered by the federal government.

Question 38

Right-to-work states outlaw closed shops.

Question 39

Collective bargaining units are determined by employees.

Question 40

Failure to bargain on a mandatory subject matter is an unfair labor practice.

Question 41

Workers' compensation systems cover only physical injuries not problems stemming from stress.

Question 42

The Department of Homeland Security has a cabinet-level head.

Question 43

States do not limit the length of time a person can receive disability payments.

Question 44

Which federal law regulates minimum wage?

A) FLSA
B) OSHA
C) ERISA
D) none of the above

Question 45

The I-9 is the green card.

Question 46

The use of company e-mail by union organizers remains an unresolved issue.

Question 47

The USA Patriot Act imposes stricter standards for employers and deportation.

Question 48

The Pension Reform Act requires all employers to have pension plans for their employees.

Question 49

Under workers' compensation systems, fault is immaterial.

Question 50

Workers' compensation systems cover independent contractors.

Question 51

The Pension Reform Act changed both the funding and accounting requirements for employer-sponsored pension plans.

Question 52

The U.S. Department of Labor prohibits U.S. companies from using child labor in all countries.

Question 53

When is a warrant required for an OSHA search?

A) only when a complaint has been filed
B) only when a random inspection is being conducted
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

Question 54

Employee evaluation systems that rank employees in tiers for purposes of raises and termination violate the Fair
Labor Standards Act.

Question 55

Keeping two sets of books on employee hours worked and payment made is sufficient to hold principals liable for an FLSA violation.

Question 56

The overtime pay provisions of the FLSA are now broader because of rule interpretations by the Department of
Labor.

Question 57

Which firms are covered under FLSA?

A) hotels
B) retail businesses
C) restaurants
D) All of the above are covered.

Question 58

The I-9 is the form employers must have for non-citizen employees.

Question 59

The Pension Reform Act was passed in response to company bankruptcies that discharged their pension plan obligations.

Question 60

Which federal law provides for unemployment compensation?

A) FLSA
B) OSHA
C) ERISA
D) none of the above

Question 61

ERISA applies:

A) to any medical, retirement, or income-deferral plan.
B) to businesses with three or more employees.
C) only to employees not seeking Social Security benefits.
D) none of the above

Question 62

Which is the most recent statute to be enacted?

A) FLSA
B) ERISA
C) OSHA
D) workers' compensation statutes

Question 63

ERISA:

A) requires all employers to have a pension plan.
B) dictates the types of investments employers can make with pension plan funds.
C) regulates employer-sponsored pension funds.
D) none of the above

Question 64

Overtime pay is computed on a:

A) monthly basis.
B) daily basis.
C) weekly basis.
D) none of the above

Question 65

Unemployment benefits:

A) are paid regardless of the reason for termination of employment.
B) are paid from FICA contributions.
C) cannot be regulated by the state.
D) none of the above

Question 66

Workers' compensation programs are:

A) applicable to injuries in the scope of employment.
B) no-fault programs.
C) supported by FICA.
D) a and b only

Question 67

Which employees are exempt under FLSA?

A) agricultural employees
B) professions of law and medicine
C) executives and administrators
D) All of the above are exempt.

Question 68

Independent contractors are:

A) not covered under workers' compensation.
B) defined under workers' compensation laws the same way as they are defined under agency law.
C) not employees.
D) all of the above

Question 69

The Equal Pay Act:

A) prohibits merit systems.
B) prohibits seniority systems.
C) is a comparable worth statute.
D) none of the above

Question 70

Which protection is not part of FLSA?

A) minimum wage
B) maximum hours
C) retirement benefits
D) All of the above are protections.

Question 71

OSHA:

A) is the agency responsible for ensuring safety in the workplace.
B) has no inspection authority.
C) covers employers with three or more employees.
D) none of the above

Question 72

Overtime pay provisions:

A) do not apply to executive and administrative personnel.
B) do not apply if the minimum wage is paid.
C) apply only to federal contractors.
D) none of the above

Question 73

Child labor protections:

A) are part of FLSA.
B) apply only to children under age 16.
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

Question 74

The minimum wage under FLSA:

A) applies to all employees.
B) does not apply to employees between ages 16 and 18.
C) has not increased since 1968.
D) none of the above

Question 75

John Smith is injured at work when he and another employee hold forklift races during their lunch hour at the warehouse where they work. All workers had been repeatedly warned about using the forklifts for such activity. Which of the following statements is true?

A) John's injuries will not be covered under workers' compensation because of his negligence.
B) John's injuries will be covered under workers' compensation.
C) John's injuries will not be covered because he violated company rules in doing the races.
D) none of the above

Question 76

Emma Smith is currently unemployed. She was offered a position as a retail clerk but she would have to work on Saturdays - a day she considers to be the Sabbath as a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. After refusing the position, she is denied unemployment compensation. Which of the following statements is true?

A) The denial was proper since refusal to accept employment is a basis for denying benefits.
B) The denial was proper because her reason for refusing employment was arbitrary.
C) The denial was proper because she has the opportunity to work.
D) none of the above

Question 77

Under OSHA, random inspections are permitted if:

A) announced.
B) a warrant is obtained.
C) there has been a complaint.
D) none of the above

Question 78

Which type of visa allows companies to make intracompany transfers of employees working in other countries and will be on temporary assignment?

A) H-1
B) H-1B
C) HIV-1
D) L-1

Question 79

Ralph Quest is an air traffic controller who has had significant problems with high blood pressure. He has changed his diet, takes medication, and the problem persists. His doctor has recommended that Quest find other employment because his job is causing his high blood pressure and continuing to work at the job will lead to a massive heart attack. Ralph has no training for any other job. Which of the following statements is true?

A) Ralph has a job-related injury that will be covered under workers' compensation.
B) Ralph has a medical problem that will not be covered.
C) Ralph will need to have a heart attack before he qualifies as disabled.
D) none of the above

Question 80

Under workers' compensation:

A) the employee loses the right to litigation against the employer for covered incidents.
B) employee fault controls compensation.
C) injuries by fellow employees are not covered.
D) none of the above