Question 1

Employers cannot terminate an employee for providing false information on an application form once the employee begins employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The total cost of workers' compensation insurance is borne by the employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Every state imposes state unemployment taxes on employers in their state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Form I-9 must be completed by each new hire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

By the use of executive orders, the federal government has banned discrimination in employment on government contracts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What tax act levies a tax on employers to pay state and federal administrative expenses of the unemployment program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Income Tax Act 
B)  Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
C)  Federal Wage and Hour Law 
D)  Estate Unemployment Tax Acts 
E)  Workers' Compensation Laws 
A)  Federal Income Tax Act 
B)  Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
C)  Federal Wage and Hour Law 
D)  Estate Unemployment Tax Acts 
E)  Workers' Compensation Laws

Question 8

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employer can substitute an employee's earned paid leave for any part of the 12-week family leave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The requisition for personnel form is sent to the Payroll Department so that the new employee can be properly added to the payroll.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is used to provide a continuous record of the relationship between employer and employee?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change in payroll rate form 
B)  Employee history record 
C)  Hiring notice 
D)  Employee's earnings record 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Change in payroll rate form 
B)  Employee history record 
C)  Hiring notice 
D)  Employee's earnings record 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

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 12

FUTA was designed to ensure that workers who are covered by pension plans receive benefits from those plans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The payroll register is used by employers in preparing Form W-2, the wage and tax statement sent to each employee at year-end.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act covers restrictions on the employment of child labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

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 18

In cases where both federal and state regulations cover the minimum wage for the same employee, the higher of the two rates is always used as the standard minimum wage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

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

Employers cannot terminate an employee for providing false information on an application form once the employee begins employment.

The total cost of workers' compensation insurance is borne by the employees.

Every state imposes state unemployment taxes on employers in their state.

Form I-9 must be completed by each new hire.

By the use of executive orders, the federal government has banned discrimination in employment on government contracts.

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

What tax act levies a tax on employers to pay state and federal administrative expenses of the unemployment program?

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employer can substitute an employee's earned paid leave for any part of the 12-week family leave.

The requisition for personnel form is sent to the Payroll Department so that the new employee can be properly added to the payroll.

Which of the following is used to provide a continuous record of the relationship between employer and employee?

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

FUTA was designed to ensure that workers who are covered by pension plans receive benefits from those plans.

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.

The payroll register is used by employers in preparing Form W-2, the wage and tax statement sent to each employee at year-end.

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act covers restrictions on the employment of child labor.

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.

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

In cases where both federal and state regulations cover the minimum wage for the same employee, the higher of the two rates is always used as the standard minimum wage.

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?

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

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

Employers cannot terminate an employee for providing false information on an application form once the employee begins employment.

The total cost of workers' compensation insurance is borne by the employees.

Every state imposes state unemployment taxes on employers in their state.

Form I-9 must be completed by each new hire.

By the use of executive orders, the federal government has banned discrimination in employment on government contracts.

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

What tax act levies a tax on employers to pay state and federal administrative expenses of the unemployment program?

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employer can substitute an employee's earned paid leave for any part of the 12-week family leave.

The requisition for personnel form is sent to the Payroll Department so that the new employee can be properly added to the payroll.

Which of the following is used to provide a continuous record of the relationship between employer and employee?

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

FUTA was designed to ensure that workers who are covered by pension plans receive benefits from those plans.

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.

The payroll register is used by employers in preparing Form W-2, the wage and tax statement sent to each employee at year-end.

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act covers restrictions on the employment of child labor.

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.

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

In cases where both federal and state regulations cover the minimum wage for the same employee, the higher of the two rates is always used as the standard minimum wage.

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?

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

Computing Wages and Salaries

Social Security Taxes

Income Tax Withholding

Unemployment Compensation Taxes

Analyzing and Journalizing Payroll

Filters