Question 1

Provided employees can use the on-call time for their own purposes, this time is not compensable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In August 2014, the minimum hourly wage was:

Accepted Answer

A)  $3.35. 
B)  $7.15. 
C)  $5.85. 
D)  $5.15. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 4

If an employer is unable to obtain a certificate of age or a work permit for a minor employee, the employer may rely upon what document as evidence of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baptism record 
B)  Mother's statement as to date of birth 
C)  High school enrollment form showing date of birth 
D)  Minor employee's statement as to date of birth 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

The tips received by a tipped employee are less than $5.12 of the minimum hourly tip credit rate. The maximum permissible tip credit is:

Accepted Answer

A)  $30 a month. 
B)  $5.12 an hour. 
C)  45% of the employee's minimum wage. 
D)  50% of the employee's minimum wage. 
E)  the amount of tips actually received by the employee.

Question 6

All major cities have enacted ordinances establishing a so-called "living wage" at $8.25 per hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Payments made to a bona fide profit-sharing plan that meets the standards set by the secretary of labor's regulations are not deemed wages in determining the regular rate of pay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Those tasks that employees must perform and which include any work of consequence performed for the employer are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  preliminary activities. 
B)  postliminary activities. 
C)  work activities. 
D)  principal activities. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 11

The FLSA requires that workers receive overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The term wage refers to remuneration paid only on an hourly basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

The FLSA sets no limits upon the number of hours that a 15-year-old person may work so long as the overtime pay provisions are met.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bona fide meal periods when the employee is completely relieved from duty are not considered working time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rest periods and coffee breaks may be required by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  a union contract. 
B)  a state legislation. 
C)  a municipal legislation. 
D)  the FLSA. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

Institutions of higher education are extended coverage under FLSA without regard to their annual sales volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Computing Wages and Salaries

Provided employees can use the on-call time for their own purposes, this time is not compensable.

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

In August 2014, the minimum hourly wage was:

If an employer is unable to obtain a certificate of age or a work permit for a minor employee, the employer may rely upon what document as evidence of age?

The tips received by a tipped employee are less than $5.12 of the minimum hourly tip credit rate. The maximum permissible tip credit is:

All major cities have enacted ordinances establishing a so-called "living wage" at $8.25 per hour.

Payments made to a bona fide profit-sharing plan that meets the standards set by the secretary of labor's regulations are not deemed wages in determining the regular rate of pay.

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

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

Those tasks that employees must perform and which include any work of consequence performed for the employer are known as:

The FLSA requires that workers receive overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek.

The term wage refers to remuneration paid only on an hourly basis.

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.

The FLSA sets no limits upon the number of hours that a 15-year-old person may work so long as the overtime pay provisions are met.

Bona fide meal periods when the employee is completely relieved from duty are not considered working time.

Rest periods and coffee breaks may be required by all of the following except:

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

Workers exempt from all of the FLSA requirements include:

Institutions of higher education are extended coverage under FLSA without regard to their annual sales volume.

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