Question 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act is commonly known as the Federal Wage and Hour Law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the social security program?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Income Tax Law 
B) Federal Old-Age and Survivors' Trust Fund 
C) Medicare 
D) Self-Employment Contributions Act 
E) All are part of the social security program 
A) Federal Income Tax Law 
B) Federal Old-Age and Survivors' Trust Fund 
C) Medicare 
D) Self-Employment Contributions Act 
E) All are part of the social security program

Question 4

Which of the following records lists all employees who earn remuneration, the amount of remuneration, the deductions, and the net amount paid for each payroll period?

Accepted Answer

A) Employee history record 
B) Payroll register 
C) Change in payroll rate form 
D) Reference inquiry form 
E) None of the above 
A) Employee history record 
B) Payroll register 
C) Change in payroll rate form 
D) Reference inquiry form 
E) None of the above

Question 5

ERISA provides for full vesting of the employer's contribution to an employee's pension fund in three years or gradually over:

Accepted Answer

A) ten years. 
B) five years. 
C) six years. 
D) seven years. 
E) No gradual vesting is allowed. 
A) ten years. 
B) five years. 
C) six years. 
D) seven years. 
E) No gradual vesting is allowed.

Question 6

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects all employees from arbitrary dismissal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The employer is required by the FLSA to display a poster that informs employees of the provisions of the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An exception to the protection that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act provides for all workers over 40 involves executives who are 65 or older and who have held high policy-making positions during the two-year period prior to retirement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the provisions of coverage of the Civil Rights Act is that the employer must have 15 or more workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The E-Verify program is a system to check the:

Accepted Answer

A) Age of new hires 
B) Vesting status of all employees 
C) Health status of employees on medical leave 
D) Social Security status of new hires 
E) Employment eligibility of new hires 
A) Age of new hires 
B) Vesting status of all employees 
C) Health status of employees on medical leave 
D) Social Security status of new hires 
E) Employment eligibility of new hires

Question 12

Which of the following acts deals with the minimum wage paid to laborers for contractors on federal government construction contracts?

Accepted Answer

A) Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act 
B) Fair Labor Standards Act 
C) McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act 
D) Occupational Safety and Health Act 
E) Davis-Bacon Act 
A) Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act 
B) Fair Labor Standards Act 
C) McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act 
D) Occupational Safety and Health Act 
E) Davis-Bacon Act

Question 13

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

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following Acts established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC)?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans with Disabilities Act 
B) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 
C) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
E) None of the above 
A) Americans with Disabilities Act 
B) Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 
C) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
E) None of the above

Question 15

The FLSA imposes no recordkeeping requirements on employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following laws establishes the minimum wage?

Accepted Answer

A) Fair Labor Standards Act 
B) Federal Income Tax Act 
C) Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
D) Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
E) Fair Employment Laws 
A) Fair Labor Standards Act 
B) Federal Income Tax Act 
C) Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
D) Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
E) Fair Employment Laws

Question 17

All of the following are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act except:

Accepted Answer

A) Labor Unions 
B) An employer with 15 employees 
C) State government employees other than elected officials) 
D) Employment Agencies 
E) All of the above are covered 
A) Labor Unions 
B) An employer with 15 employees 
C) State government employees other than elected officials) 
D) Employment Agencies 
E) All of the above are covered

Question 18

Employers are now required to photocopy new employees' Form I-9 documents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not allowed as part of a company's pre-hire inquiries:

Accepted Answer

A) Past employment and experience records 
B) Social security numbers 
C) Lie detector tests 
D) Educational background 
E) List of references 
A) Past employment and experience records 
B) Social security numbers 
C) Lie detector tests 
D) Educational background 
E) List of references

The Fair Labor Standards Act is commonly known as the Federal Wage and Hour Law.

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

Which of the following is not part of the social security program?

Which of the following records lists all employees who earn remuneration, the amount of remuneration, the deductions, and the net amount paid for each payroll period?

ERISA provides for full vesting of the employer's contribution to an employee's pension fund in three years or gradually over:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects all employees from arbitrary dismissal.

The employer is required by the FLSA to display a poster that informs employees of the provisions of the law.

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

An exception to the protection that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act provides for all workers over 40 involves executives who are 65 or older and who have held high policy-making positions during the two-year period prior to retirement.

One of the provisions of coverage of the Civil Rights Act is that the employer must have 15 or more workers.

The E-Verify program is a system to check the:

Which of the following acts deals with the minimum wage paid to laborers for contractors on federal government construction contracts?

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.

Which of the following Acts established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC)?

The FLSA imposes no recordkeeping requirements on employers.

Which of the following laws establishes the minimum wage?

All of the following are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act except:

Employers are now required to photocopy new employees' Form I-9 documents.

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

Which of the following is not allowed as part of a company's pre-hire inquiries:

Computing Wages and Salaries

Social Security Taxes

Income Tax Withholding

Unemployment Compensation Taxes

Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll

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Exam 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records

The Fair Labor Standards Act is commonly known as the Federal Wage and Hour Law.

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

Which of the following is not part of the social security program?

Which of the following records lists all employees who earn remuneration, the amount of remuneration, the deductions, and the net amount paid for each payroll period?

ERISA provides for full vesting of the employer's contribution to an employee's pension fund in three years or gradually over:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects all employees from arbitrary dismissal.

The employer is required by the FLSA to display a poster that informs employees of the provisions of the law.

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

An exception to the protection that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act provides for all workers over 40 involves executives who are 65 or older and who have held high policy-making positions during the two-year period prior to retirement.

One of the provisions of coverage of the Civil Rights Act is that the employer must have 15 or more workers.

The E-Verify program is a system to check the:

Which of the following acts deals with the minimum wage paid to laborers for contractors on federal government construction contracts?

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.

Which of the following Acts established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC)?

The FLSA imposes no recordkeeping requirements on employers.

Which of the following laws establishes the minimum wage?

All of the following are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act except:

Employers are now required to photocopy new employees' Form I-9 documents.

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

Which of the following is not allowed as part of a company's pre-hire inquiries:

Computing Wages and Salaries

Social Security Taxes

Income Tax Withholding

Unemployment Compensation Taxes

Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll

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