Chapter 08 – Paid Time-Off and Flexible Work Schedules
Chapter 08
Paid Time-Off and Flexible Work Schedules
1. FSLA requires employers to pay exempt status employees additional compensation for
on-call time. (On-Call Time)
2. When companies determine vacation time according to hours worked, it usually applies to
workers who are exempt to FSLA regulations. (Vacation)
3. Under the Jury System Improvement Act, being paid to serve on a jury in federal cases, is a
protected right. (Jury Duty and Witness Duty Leaves)
4. Under FMLA, if an employer requires a second medical opinion on a request for leave, the
employer must pay the expense. (Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)
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13. Almost all small companies, defined as having fewer than 100 workers, offer paid sick
leave as an employee benefit. (Sick Leave)
14. Effective paid time-off bank policies include a use-it-or-lose-it provision, rather than a
carryover provision. (Integrated Paid Time-Off Policies or Paid Time-Off Banks)
15. The minimum wage provisions of FSLA require employers to compensate nonexempt
employees for on-call time. (On-Call Time)
16. Rules for determining the amount of available vacation time per year is one of the important
considerations of vacation policies. (Vacation)
17. Personal leave provisions are taxed just like regular income. (Personal Leave)
18. FLSA regulations allow employers to reduce the salaries of exempt-status employees who
are on a jury duty. (Jury Duty and Witness Duty Leaves)
19. The FLSA of 1938 guidelines state that employers must compensate employees for duties
and activities that are indispensable to performing principal activities. (Nonproduction Time)
20. Part-time employees must be eligible for vacation benefits. (Vacation).
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21. Approximately 11% of large companies offer paid sabbaticals to employees and another
29% offer unpaid sabbatical. (Sabbatical Leave)
22. The Conference Board survey of US companies found the existence of one standard type of
sabbatical leave. (Sabbatical Leave)
23. Paid time off to do volunteer activities has no relation to the retention aims of the
firm. (Volunteerism)
24. Flexible work schedules are being offered to create greater work-life balance. (Flexible
Scheduling)
25. Core hours are those times in the work day that are subject to flexible scheduling. (Flextime
Schedules)
26. Flexible work schedules are regulated by the FSLA. (Flexible Scheduling)
