Deck 9: Accommodation and Enhancement Benefits

Question 1

In-house EAPs services have to be located on the employer's work facilities. (EAP Delivery Options)

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Companies offer accommodation and enhancement benefits to promote effective coping skills and educational benefits for employees. (Introduction)

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The EAPA develops EAP evaluation systems. (Evaluating Employee Assistance Programs)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Stress management programs offered to employees can ultimately lead to increased productivity. (Stress Management Programs)

Question 5

Full-service EAPs list the names and contact information for a variety of professional help services. (EAP Delivery Options)

Question 6

Employers receive tax benefits for offering accommodation and enhancement benefits but employees do not get any tax benefits for participation. (Rationale for Accommodation and Enhancement Benefits)

Question 7

Both employers and employees can receive tax benefits through employer-sponsored adoption assistance programs. (Adoption Assistance Programs)

Question 8

The Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 applies to all workplaces. (Employee Assistance Programs)

Question 9

Consortium EAPs establish contracts with sets of numerous smaller employers. (EAP Delivery Options)

Question 10

In the 1940s,companies adopted a rehabilitative rather than punitive approach towards alcohol consumption. (Origins of Accommodation and Enhancement Benefits)

Question 11

Most smoking cessation programs operate on a reimbursement basis. (Smoking Cessation Programs)

Question 12

If a counselor,of a third-party provider of EAPs,sexually molests an employee,the employer may be held liable. (Employer Liability)

Question 13

Employers and employees both receive tax benefits on health risk appraisals. (Health Risk Appraisals)

Question 14

Constructive confrontation is a conflict management technique not related to assessing job performance. (Procedures for Employee Participation in EAPs)

Question 15

Family assistance programs include day care,elder care and childcare. (Family Assistance Programs)

Question 16

Employers can deduct a smoking cessation program as a business expense,but employees do NOT get any tax benefit. (Smoking Cessation Programs)

Question 17

Employers and employees receive tax benefits on weight-control and nutrition programs. (Weight-Control and Nutrition Programs)

Question 18

Employers that use referral EAPs usually do NOT have a contractual relationship with service providers. (EAP Delivery Options)

Question 19

Wellness benefits can be offered as part of employee assistance programs or as separate benefits. (The Mental and Physical Well-Being of Employees and Family Members)

Question 20

EAP practices lie outside the purview of ERISA and COBRA. (Relationship with Employee Benefits Laws)

Question 21

Section 127 programs are tax free educational assistance programs for employees. (Education Assistance Programs)

Question 22

Which Section of the IRC pertains to educational assistance programs? (Educational Assistance Programs)

A)162
B)167
C)172
D)127

Question 23

In 2012,employees can deduct a monthly maximum of $125 for employer-subsidized transit passes. (Transportation Services)

Question 24

EAPs service providers must universally release information about employees concerning what? (Release of Confidential Information)

A)Child abuse & neglect only
B)Child abuse & neglect and alcoholism
C)Child abuse & neglect, alcoholism and drug abuse
D)Child abuse & neglect and drug abuse

Question 25

Which of the following is not an example of a personal problem covered under EAP programs? (Employee Assistance Programs)

A)Drug abuse
B)Domestic violence
C)Depression
D)Vacation buy back

Question 26

How much can companies save by investing in preventative health care programs? (Wellness Programs)

A)For every $1 invested, they can expect to save as much as $16 in medical insurance costs
B)For every $1 invested, they can expect to save as much as $20 in medical insurance costs
C)For every $1 invested, they can expect to save as much as $10 in medical insurance costs
D)For every $1 invested, they can expect to save as much as $6 in medical insurance costs

Question 27

This organization developed an evaluation system for EAPs. (Evaluating Employee Assistance Programs)

A)Employee Assessment Programs Association
B)Evaluation Assistance Professionals Association
C)Employee Assistance Professionals Association
D)Employee Assessment Program Association

Question 28

These programs provide technical and emotional support to employees who are being terminated. (EAP Services)

A)Reemployment assistance
B)Outplacement assistance
C)Job search assistance
D)Employment assistance

Question 29

Employees may judge participation negatively in all but which of these? (Procedures for Employee Participation in EAPs)

A)Some employees may mistrust employer sponsorship of EAPs
B)A number of employees may hold the view that personal problems are just that-problems not to be shared in the workplace
C)Some employees may simply feel strong shame about their problems to the point of denial
D)There is strong employee initiative about EAP programs

Question 30

How much can employees exclude from their annual gross income for educational assistance programs? (Educational Assistance Programs)

A)$2,250
B)$5,250
C)$5,520
D)$2,550

Question 31

Which of the following questions is not used in evaluating EAP effectiveness? (Evaluating Employee Assistance Programs)

A)Are troubled employees aware of their employer's EAP?
B)Do co-workers and supervisors understand the importance of and procedures for referring troubled employees to EAPs?
C)Do the benefits of EAPs equal the costs?
D)Based on available information, should the EAP be modified in any particular ways, offered as is or dropped altogether?

Question 32

This involves discussing incidents of poor performance with the troubled employee,citing the necessity of improving job performance within a designated period. (Procedures for Employee Participation in EAPs)

A)Positive confrontation
B)Confidential confrontation
C)Direct confrontation
D)Constructive confrontation

Question 33

In 2010,around how many occupational injuries and illnesses within U.S.private industry required recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident? (Back Care)

A)around 1 million
B)around 2 million
C)around 3 million
D)around 4 million

Question 34

This type of EAP establishes contracts with sets of numerous smaller employers. (EAP Delivery Options)

A)Full-service EAPs
B)Referral EAPs
C)Consortium EAPs
D)Third-party EAPs

Question 35

More nonunion workers had access to EAP than union workers. (Employee Assistance Programs)

Question 36

Which one of the following is not a wellness program? (Wellness Programs)

A)Telecommuting
B)Stress management
C)Smoking cessation
D)Back care

Question 37

COBRA applies to EAPs if these two conditions are met. (Relationship with Employee Benefits Laws)

A)The program qualifies as a welfare plan under ERISA and qualifies as a health care plan by providing counseling for a medical condition
B)The program is a qualified plan under FSLA and as a welfare plan under ERISA
C)The program qualifies as a welfare plan under FSLA and qualifies as a health care plan under ERISA
D)The program qualifies as a health care plan by providing counseling for a medical condition, is a qualified plan under FSLA

Question 38

Which of the following is not a condition that led to the inclusion of outplacement programs in EAPs? (EAP Services)

A)Layoffs
B)Mergers
C)Government laws
D)Plant closings

Question 39

Scholarship programs extend to all members of an employee's family. (Scholarship Programs)

Question 40

In 2011,what was the percentage of full time employees who had access to EAP? (Employee Assistance Programs)

A)32%
B)45%
C)51%
D)67%

Question 41

Discuss the main characteristics of health risk appraisals. (Health Risk Appraisals)

Question 42

For employer-subsidized parking,employees may deduct a monthly maximum of what amount for the 2012 tax year? (Transportation Services)

A)$240
B)$300
C)$150
D)$100

Question 43

The Drug-Free Workplace Act applies to which companies? (Employee Assistance Programs)

A)Those that hold federal contracts worth at least $2,500 or any federal grant
B)Those that hold federal contracts worth at least $25,000 or any federal grant
C)Those that hold federal grants worth at least $25,000 or any federal contract
D)Those that hold federal grants worth at least $2,500 or any federal contract

Question 44

Briefly discuss the issue of back care as a wellness program. (Back Care)

Question 45

Briefly describe the three types of family assistance programs. (Family Assistance Programs)