Question 1

Protection under the provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act begins at what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  18 
B)  65 
C)  21 
D)  40 
E)  50

Question 2

The Affordable Care Act defines applicable large employers (ALEs) as employers with:

Accepted Answer

A)  15 or more full-time employees during the previous year. 
B)  1 or more full-time employees during the previous year. 
C)  200 or more full-time employees during the previous year. 
D)  50 or more full-time employees during the previous year. 
E)  200 or more full- and part-time employees during the previous year.

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of the records employers keep in employee files?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regular rate of pay 
B)  Gender 
C)  Wages subject to tax for the calendar year 
D)  Health care account withdrawals 
E)  None of the above.

Question 4

Employers can exempt the following from the provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  All salaried employees 
B)  Employees with less than a five year tenure with the employer 
C)  All employees under the age of 30 
D)  All employees earning the minumum wage 
E)  Highest-paid 10 percent of their workforce

Question 5

Only six states do not impose a state unemployment tax on employers in their state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act provides protection to virtually all workers over the age of:

Accepted Answer

A)  50. 
B)  65. 
C)  70. 
D)  75. 
E)  40.

Question 7

Each state imposes an income tax on employees that is 2 percent of gross wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following acts covers employee pension and welfare plans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affordable Care Act 
B)  Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
C)  Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
D)  Family and Medical Leave Act 
E)  Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Question 9

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employers can exempt the highest paid 10 percent of their workforce from its provisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The trend toward outsourcing of payroll operations has weakened in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following acts levies a tax on employers and employees that is credited to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors' Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Income Tax Act 
B)  Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
C)  Fair Labor Standards Act 
D)  Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
E)  Employee Retirement Income Security Act

Question 12

The FLSA provides health insurance for the aged and disabled (Medicare).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not a provision of ERISA?

Accepted Answer

A)  ERISA applies to pension and welfare plans established by any employer engaged in commerce. 
B)  ERISA establishes minimum vesting schedules that protect the workers' benefits. 
C)  ERISA provides that all employees are eligible to set up their own individual retirement accounts. 
D)  ERISA requires each employer to establish a pension plan. 
E)  All of the above are provisions of ERISA.

Question 14

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. government is classified as  an exempt employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following bases for discrimination in employment practices is not covered in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended?

Accepted Answer

A)  Color 
B)  Religion 
C)  Age 
D)  Sex 
E)  National origin

Question 16

Medicare is a two-part health insurance program that was part of an amendment to what act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
B)  Federal Income Tax Withholding Law 
C)  Federal Unemployment Tax Act 
D)  Affordable Care Act 
E)  Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 17

Asking applicants for their arrest records is illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Fair Labor Standards Act sets the current minimum wage at $7.50 per hour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A payroll register lists all employees who have earned remuneration, the amount of remuneration, the deductions, and the net amount paid for each pay period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Employers' photocopying of new employees' I-9 documents is not required under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records

Protection under the provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act begins at what age?

The Affordable Care Act defines applicable large employers (ALEs) as employers with:

Which of the following is not part of the records employers keep in employee files?

Employers can exempt the following from the provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act:

Only six states do not impose a state unemployment tax on employers in their state.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act provides protection to virtually all workers over the age of:

Each state imposes an income tax on employees that is 2 percent of gross wages.

Which of the following acts covers employee pension and welfare plans?

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employers can exempt the highest paid 10 percent of their workforce from its provisions.

The trend toward outsourcing of payroll operations has weakened in recent years.

Which of the following acts levies a tax on employers and employees that is credited to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors' Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund?

The FLSA provides health insurance for the aged and disabled (Medicare).

Which of the following statements is not a provision of ERISA?

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. government is classified as an exempt employer.

Which of the following bases for discrimination in employment practices is not covered in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended?

Medicare is a two-part health insurance program that was part of an amendment to what act?

Asking applicants for their arrest records is illegal.

The Fair Labor Standards Act sets the current minimum wage at $7.50 per hour.

A payroll register lists all employees who have earned remuneration, the amount of remuneration, the deductions, and the net amount paid for each pay period.

Employers' photocopying of new employees' I-9 documents is not required under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.