Question 1

If an investigative consumer report is being issued, the applicant must be given a written notice that the information obtained will be used in the employment decision.

Accepted Answer

According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an applicant must receive written notice if an investigative consumer report is being issued and the information obtained will be used in the employment decision.

Question 2

The total cost of workers' compensation insurance is borne by the employees.

Accepted Answer

The total cost of workers' compensation insurance is usually paid for by the employer, but the employer may choose to deduct a portion of the cost from employee paychecks in some states.

Question 3

Under FMLA, the time off must be used in one uninterrupted period of time.

Accepted Answer

FMLA allows for the time off to be taken intermittently or on a reduced schedule in certain situations, such as for a serious health condition of the employee or a family member, or for qualifying exigencies related to a covered military member.

Question 4

The amounts needed for the payroll entries in the journal come from the employee's earnings record.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more full-time employees during the previous year are required to provide health insurance coverage for all full-time employees.

Accepted Answer

This is a provision of the Affordable Care Act, known as the employer mandate. It applies to employers with 50 or more full-time employees, or the equivalent in part-time employees, during the previous year.

Question 6

Questions pertaining to religion, gender, national origin, or age are allowed on application forms when these are bona fide occupational qualifications for a job.

Accepted Answer

According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers are allowed to ask questions about religion, gender, national origin, or age only when they can demonstrate that these factors are essential to the position in question. The employer, however, must show that the question is directly related to an applicant’s ability to perform the job’s essential functions.

Question 7

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employers can exempt an employee who has not worked for the employer for at least one year and has worked for the company for at least 1,250 hours in the last year.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true according to the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Question 8

There are no states that allow employees to access their personnel files.

Accepted Answer

Several states have laws that allow employees to access their personnel files, usually with certain restrictions and procedures in place. Examples include California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York.

Question 9

The payroll register is a separate payroll record that is kept on each employee.

Accepted Answer

The payroll register is a comprehensive document or ledger that records all payroll details for all employees during a specific pay period, not a separate record for each individual employee.

Question 10

The Affordable Care Act does not make a distinction between large and small employers.

Accepted Answer

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) does make a distinction between large and small employers. The ACA mandates that large employers with 50 or more full-time employees must provide health insurance coverage to their employees or face penalties, while small employers with fewer than 50 full-time employees are not subject to this requirement.

Question 11

ERISA provides for full vesting of the employer's contributions in three years or gradually over six.

Accepted Answer

ERISA does indeed provide for full vesting of the employer's contributions in three years and also allows for gradual vesting over six years.

Question 12

Only one state has passed a law to provide disability benefits to employees absent from their jobs due to illness, accident, or disease not arising out of their employment.

Accepted Answer

Multiple states in the United States have passed laws to provide disability benefits to employees who are absent from their jobs due to illness, accident, or disease not arising out of their employment, not just one state. These programs are often referred to as state disability insurance (SDI) or temporary disability insurance (TDI) programs.

Question 13

The trend toward outsourcing of payroll operations has weakened in recent years.

Accepted Answer

The trend toward outsourcing payroll operations has actually strengthened in recent years, as more companies seek to streamline operations, reduce costs, and benefit from the expertise of specialized payroll service providers.

Question 14

Workers' compensation insurance premiums for employers vary according to the different degrees of danger in various classes of jobs and the employers' accident experience rate.

Accepted Answer

Workers' compensation insurance premiums are based on the level of risk associated with various job classes and the employer's previous claims experience. The higher the risk associated with a particular job class or the more claims an employer has filed, the higher their premium will be.

Question 15

Asking applicants for their arrest records is illegal.

Accepted Answer

Asking applicants for their arrest records is considered discriminatory and a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Employers should instead focus on an applicant's job-related qualifications and conduct background checks only after a job offer has been made.

Question 16

Employment application forms are usually discarded when the applicant is hired.

Accepted Answer

Employment application forms are often kept on file in case they need to be referred to in the future for legal or administrative reasons.

Question 17

Under ERISA, vesting conveys to employees the right to share in a retirement fund in the event they are terminated before the normal retirement age.

Accepted Answer

Vesting under ERISA refers to the right of an employee to receive a portion of their employer's retirement plan contributions in the event of termination before reaching normal retirement age.

Question 18

A payroll register lists all employees who have earned remuneration, the amount of remuneration, the deductions, and the net amount paid for each pay period.

Accepted Answer

This is a correct definition of a payroll register.

Question 19

FUTA was designed to ensure that workers who are covered by pension plans receive benefits from those plans.

Accepted Answer

FUTA, or the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, is a law that requires employers to pay a tax to fund unemployment benefits for workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own. It does not directly relate to pension plans.

Question 20

The requisition for personnel form is sent to the Payroll Department so that the new employee can be properly added to the payroll.

Accepted Answer

The requisition for personnel form is typically sent to the Human Resources Department to initiate the hiring process, not directly to the Payroll Department for adding to payroll.

Quiz 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records