1. The Fair Labor Standards Act is often called the minimum wage law.
a. True
b. False
2. Mining is the industry with the highest fatality rate.
a. True
b. False
3. Corporate officers can be held liable for FLSA violations.
a. True
b. False
4. FLSA no longer contains provisions on overtime pay.
a. True
b. False
5. Child labor protections are part of FLSA.
a. True
b. False
6. The Equal Pay Act is an amendment to FLSA.
a. True
b. False
7. The Equal Pay Act is a comparable worth statute.
a. True
b. False
8. Retaliatory conduct against an employee who files a complaint is prohibited under OSHA.
a. True
b. False
9. FICA contributions are covered under FLSA.
a. True
b. False
10. ERISA was passed to regulate employee pension and retirement plans.
a. True
b. False
11. Unemployment benefits are paid regardless of whether the employee quit or was fired.
a. True
b. False
12. In workers’ compensation cases, fault is immaterial.
a. True
b. False
13. Independent contractors are covered under workers’ compensation.
a. True
b. False
14. Unemployment benefits can be denied if a claimant refuses to take a job because of religious convictions.
a. True
b. False
15. Drug testing of employees is a violation of the FLSA.
a. True
b. False
16. Unemployment benefits are administered by the federal government.
a. True
b. False
17. The Norris-LaGuardia Act was the first federal labor legislation with general application.
a. True
b. False
18. The Wagner Act is the National Labor Relations Act.
a. True
b. False
19. The NLRA established the NLRB as the enforcement agency for labor laws.
a. True
b. False
20. The Taft-Hartley Act is the Labor Management Relations Act.
a. True
b. False
21. The Labor Management Relations Act applies restrictions on management economic weapons.
a. True
b. False
22. The Taft-Hartley Act includes the presidential power to invoke a “cooling-off period” in transportation strikes.
a. True
b. False
23. The Landrum-Griffin Act is the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
a. True
b. False
24. The Landrum–Griffin Act contains a bill of rights for union members.
a. True
b. False
25. Collective bargaining units are determined by employees.
a. True
b. False
26. Collective bargaining units generally consist of employees who do the same work.
a. True
b. False
27. The legal trend in overtime pay requirements is to expand the number of employees covered.
a. True
b. False
28. A certified union has the exclusive right to represent employees in contract negotiations.
a. True
b. False
29. An election for a union cannot be held more than once every 12 months.
a. True
b. False
30. Only employers are subject to the NLRA’s good-faith bargaining requirement.
a. True
b. False
31. Wages and hours are examples of mandatory subjects for good–faith bargaining.
a. True
b. False
32. Failure to bargain on a mandatory subject matter is an unfair labor practice.
a. True
b. False
33. Picketing is a permissible economic weapon.
a. True
b. False
34. Featherbedding is payment for work not actually performed and is an unfair labor practice.
a. True
b. False
35. Threatening a job loss for joining a union is an unfair labor practice for employers.
a. True
b. False
36. Promising promotions for not joining a union is an unfair labor practice.
a. True
b. False
37. Right-to–work states outlaw closed shops.
a. True
b. False
38. Plant closings are always unfair labor practices.
a. True
b. False
39. The largest OSHA fine was $870 million given to BP for a Texas refinery’s violations.
a. True
b. False
40. Workers’ compensation systems are administered by the federal government.
a. True
b. False
a. True
b. False
41. Under workers‘ compensation systems, fault is immaterial.
a. True
b. False
42. Workers’ compensation systems cover only physical injuries not problems stemming from stress.
a. True
b. False
43. Workers’ compensation systems cover independent contractors.
a. True
b. False
44. Unscheduled injuries in workers’ compensation systems are not covered by the systems.
45. Employee evaluation systems that rank employees in tiers for purposes of raises and termination violate the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
a. True
b. False
46. The use of company e-mail by union organizers remains an unresolved issue.
a. True
b. False
47. The USA Patriot Act imposes stricter standards for employers and deportation.
a. True
b. False
48. The Department of Homeland Security has a cabinet-level head.
a. True
b. False
49. The I-9 is the form employers must have for non-citizen employees.
a. True
b. False
50. The I-9 is the green card.
a. True
b. False
51. The U.S. Department of Labor prohibits U.S. companies from using child labor in all countries.
a. True
b. False
52. The overtime pay provisions of the FLSA are now broader because of rule interpretations by the Department of
Labor.
a. True
b. False
53. States do not limit the length of time a person can receive disability payments.
a. True
b. False
54. Keeping two sets of books on employee hours worked and payment made is sufficient to hold principals liable for
an FLSA violation.
a. True
b. False
55. The Pension Reform Act requires all employers to have pension plans for their employees.
a. True
b. False
56. The Pension Reform Act changed both the funding and accounting requirements for employer-sponsored pension
plans.
a. True
b. False
57. The Pension Reform Act was passed in response to company bankruptcies that discharged their pension plan
obligations.
a. True
b. False
58. Which federal law provides for unemployment compensation?
a. FLSA
b. OSHA
c. ERISA
d. none of the above
59. Which federal law regulates minimum wage?
a. FLSA
b. OSHA
c. ERISA
d. none of the above
60. 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
61. Which firms are covered under FLSA?
a. hotels
b. retail businesses
c. restaurants
d. All of the above are covered.
62. 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.
63. Which protection is not part of FLSA?
a. minimum wage
b. maximum hours
c. retirement benefits
d. All of the above are protections.
64. 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
65. The Equal Pay Act:
a. prohibits merit systems.
b. prohibits seniority systems.
c. is a comparable worth statute.
d. none of the above
66. 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
67. 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
68. 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
69. 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
70. 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
71. 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
72. 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