Question 1

One of the tests to be met for the white-collar exemption for an executive is to be paid a salary of at least $455 per week.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Employees paid by the hour without a guarantee of a weekly minimum salary do not qualify for the salary test for white-collar workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Under the FLSA, overtime pay is required for:

Accepted Answer

A) any hours worked in excess of 8 in one day. 
B) all work on Sunday. 
C) all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. 
D) all hours worked on Christmas. 
E) all of the above.

Question 4

Public safety employees of a state can be granted compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The FLSA requires that employees be given at least two 15-minute rest periods each workday.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Employers may adopt the practice of recording an employee's starting and stopping time to the nearest quarter of an hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Under the Equal Pay Act:

Accepted Answer

A) employers must pay a married male a higher wage rate than a single female if both are performing equal work. 
B) white-collar workers are exempt from its requirements. 
C) wage differentials based on a seniority system are allowed. 
D) if there is an unlawful pay differential, employers may reduce the higher rate to equal the lower rate. 
E) none of the above.

Question 8

Exempt professional employees are exempt from all provisions of the FLSA-minimum wages, overtime pay, and equal pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A college may employ its own full-time students at 85 percent of the minimum wage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The FLSA requires that workers receive overtime pay of twice the employees' regular hourly rate for hours worked on Sunday.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When employees spend time changing clothes on the employer's premises, this time must be counted as part of their principal activities for which they are always fully compensated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All interns in the for-profit sector are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The FLSA contains detailed specifications of the methods that employers must follow in keeping time records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under the continental system of recording time, 9:20 p.m.is recorded as:

Accepted Answer

A) P2120. 
B) 9:20P. 
C) 2120. 
D) 2220. 
E) none of the above.

Question 15

Under the FLSA enterprise coverage test, hospitals and nursing homes are only covered if their annual charges for services are at least $500,000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Wage and Hour Division allows the practice of recording an employee's starting and stopping time to:

Accepted Answer

A) the nearest five minutes. 
B) the nearest tenth of an hour. 
C) the nearest quarter of an hour. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 17

The FLSA requires that employees be given the day off on all Monday holidays or be paid time and one-half for those Mondays.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hourly employees who take work home without the permission of the employer do not have to be paid for the work done at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Workers exempt from all of the FLSA requirements include:

Accepted Answer

A) employees paid by the hour. 
B) clerk-typists earning less than $200 a week. 
C) taxicab drivers. 
D) motion picture theater employees. 
E) none of the above.

Question 20

The FLSA defines a tipped employee as one who regularly receives tips of more than $20 a month.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Computing Wages and Salaries

One of the tests to be met for the white-collar exemption for an executive is to be paid a salary of at least $455 per week.

Employees paid by the hour without a guarantee of a weekly minimum salary do not qualify for the salary test for white-collar workers.

Under the FLSA, overtime pay is required for:

Public safety employees of a state can be granted compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation.

The FLSA requires that employees be given at least two 15-minute rest periods each workday.

Employers may adopt the practice of recording an employee's starting and stopping time to the nearest quarter of an hour.

Under the Equal Pay Act:

Exempt professional employees are exempt from all provisions of the FLSA-minimum wages, overtime pay, and equal pay.

A college may employ its own full-time students at 85 percent of the minimum wage.

The FLSA requires that workers receive overtime pay of twice the employees' regular hourly rate for hours worked on Sunday.

When employees spend time changing clothes on the employer's premises, this time must be counted as part of their principal activities for which they are always fully compensated.

All interns in the for-profit sector are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA.

The FLSA contains detailed specifications of the methods that employers must follow in keeping time records.

Under the continental system of recording time, 9:20 p.m.is recorded as:

Under the FLSA enterprise coverage test, hospitals and nursing homes are only covered if their annual charges for services are at least $500,000.

The Wage and Hour Division allows the practice of recording an employee's starting and stopping time to:

The FLSA requires that employees be given the day off on all Monday holidays or be paid time and one-half for those Mondays.

Hourly employees who take work home without the permission of the employer do not have to be paid for the work done at home.

Workers exempt from all of the FLSA requirements include:

The FLSA defines a tipped employee as one who regularly receives tips of more than $20 a month.