75) Supplemental pay benefits provide employees with time-off-with-pay for jury duty,
vacations, funerals, and military responsibilities.
76) Most employees in America receive fourteen days of leave after working for a company for
one year.
77) Documenting employee absences, conducting exit interviews, and requiring written approval
for personal leave are employer methods for controlling unemployment insurance costs.
78) Federal law requires private sector employers to grant a minimum amount of paid vacation
leave.
79) Pooled paid leave plans combine sick leave, vacation, and personal days into a single leave
pool and have been blamed for increasing employee absenteeism.
80) The stipulations of the Family and Medical Leave Act apply to private employers of 50 or
more employees.
81) Since leaves associated with the Family and Medical Leave Act do not require employers to
pay salaries, employers are not financially affected.
82) In addition to the funds contributed by employers, each state also contributes to funds for
workers’ compensation.
83) In most states, workers’ compensation benefits have no time limit, so injured employees may
receive monetary and medical compensation for the duration of their employment.
84) If an employee is injured at work due to a blatant disregard for company safety policies, the
company is not required to pay workers’ compensation.
85) Employers are prohibited from inquiring about an applicant’s past workers’ compensation
history by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
86) Disability insurance provides income protection for salary loss due to illness or accident.
87) The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act requires the government to provide
health insurance to terminated or retired employees and their families through the Medicare
system.
88) The Medicare Modernization Act allows employers to establish tax-free health savings
accounts.
89) Social Security provides health benefits to terminated employees and their families for 18
months following the employee’s separation from the firm.
90) A primary benefit of 401(k) plans is that payments made by employees into the plan are
pretax, so the employee pays no tax on those dollars until after he or she retires or withdraws the
money.
91) There is no limit to the amount an employee can contribute pre-tax into a 401(k) plan each
year.
92) Portability makes it easy for employees who leave one firm to work for another firm to take
their accumulated pension funds with them.
93) The Pension Benefits Guarantee Corporation guarantees both defined benefit plans and
defined contribution plans.
94) Studies indicate that employee assistance programs most frequently provide help with
personal mental health issues and family problems.
95) Firms that subsidize day care centers are hoping to recruit employees, reduce absenteeism,
decrease turnover, and improve morale.
96) When employers offer domestic partner benefits to employees, it means that employees’
same-sex domestic partners are eligible to receive the same benefits as do the husband, wife, or
legal dependent of one of the firm’s employees.
97) Flextime for most employees typically involves 1 hour of leeway before 9 a.m. or after 5
p.m.
98) The more flexible a work schedule, the greater the effectiveness of the program.
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99) Providing employees with iPhones, laptops, or other tools they need to get their jobs done in
any location is known as workplace flexibility.
100) When groups of employees accept a temporary reduction in work hours in order to prevent
layoffs, the employees are job sharing.
101) What policy issues must employers address when developing benefit plans? What federal
laws influence employers’ pension and health plans?
102) What benefits are required by federal or state laws? What benefits are discretionary on the
part of employers?
103) As an HR manager, you need to control costs associated with unemployment insurance.
What are six steps you can take to protect your employer from paying unemployment claims for
employees who were dismissed for inadequate performance?
104) What is sick leave? Why is sick leave problematic for many employers? What family-
friendly benefits may alleviate some of these problems?
105) Private employers forced to downsize are required to provide COBRA coverage, and some
firms offer dismissed employees severance pay. How do employers benefit from providing
severance pay to dismissed employees? How do employees benefit from COBRA?
106) Because health care coverage is one of the most expensive benefits employers provide,
many employers are trying to cut costs. What are some strategies for minimizing costs associated
with employee health care? How do employee leasing firms help small businesses lower their
health insurance costs?
107) What are the three types of benefits provided by Social Security?
108) What are vested funds? What is the difference between cliff vesting and graded vesting?
109) What are the key steps for launching a successful EAP program? Should firms offer EAPs?
Why or why not?
110) Why are family-friendly benefits and flexible benefits increasingly popular? Provide
examples of both types of programs.