FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BUL 3310 EXAM 2
FSU BAILEY 2024
Employees are entitled to twelve weeks of medical leave during a twelve month period
The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees that an employee will be paid one-half
his or her salary for up to six months of leave, so long as the leave was for "serious
health condition"
False
Which of the following statements about unemployment compensation insurance is true?
• The program is funded and administered by the individual states.
• The program is a provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
• The program is a provision of the National Labor Practices Act.
• The program is a provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
What must a worker do to be eligible for unemployment compensation?
• She must have been employed for a specified period of time.
• She must be actively looking for another job
• She must not have been fired for egregious behavior in the workplace
• All of the above
Which of the following statements about unemployment compensation is true?
• An employee must have worked for a minimum amount of time to qualify.
• Employees who quit without good cause are ineligible for benefits.
• Employees who were fired for cause are ineligible for benefits.
• All of the above
To collect state unemployment insurance, a worker must be actively seeking a
replacement job that is appropriate for someone with his skills, education and work
history
True
Which federal statute requires that employers provide safe working conditions for their
employees?
• The Landrum-Griffin Act
• The Taft-Hartley Act
• The Corporate Insurance Compensation Act
• The Occupational Safety and Health Act
,The clause in OSHA that details the requirements that different kinds of equipment, such
as scaffolding, must meet in various occupations is the clause
• employee benefit
• exculpatory
• general duty
• specific duty
The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on employers both a general duty to
provide a safe work place and specific duties that are tailored to the employers'
particular industries
True
John, who is employed by a private business, was injured on the job. How will OSHA
learn of the job safety violation that caused his injury?
• John may report his injury directly to OSHA.
• John's employer must report his injury to OSHA.
• OSHA may conduct an inspection of John's worksite.
• All of the above
Employers who violate OSHA regulations are subject to fines and, if the violations are
willful, imprisonment
True
Why do workers compensation laws benefit employers?
• Employers can choose to opt in or to opt out of the program.
• The insurance premiums that employers pay are very low.
• Employees cannot sue their employers for negligence even if the employer's
negligence caused the injuries.
• Employees cannot sue the employer for intentionally causing the workplace
injuries
Which of the following statements about workers compensation programs is false?
• Workers compensation laws are state laws that provide benefits to workers
injured on the job.
• An injured worker may collect workers compensation and may sue his or her
employer for negligence.
• If the worker was injured by a defective product used in the workplace, the worker
may collect workers compensation and sue the manufacturer
• Workers compensation does not cover job injuries that are intentionally caused.
Workers Compensation Insurance is a comprehensive program that covers all job
related injuries, including those that were intentionally inflicted
,False
To collect workers compensation an employee's injury must have occurred in the
workplace or in a work-related situation
True
To collect workers compensation, what must an employee do?
• Suffer an injury that arose out of his employment
• Be included in the category of workers entitled to workers compensation
• Not be out of work for more than ten days
• Both A and B
Most states allow employers to require job applicants and employees to undergo alcohol
and drug tests
True
The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents employers from requiring that job
applicants or employees undergo medical tests as a condition of employment True
Union shops are illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act False
What is the federal statute that makes it illegal for unions to organize secondary
boycotts, promote featherbedding, and refuse to bargain with employers?
• The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
• The Taft Hartley Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Occupational Safety and Health Act
Under the National Labor Relations Act, businesses may NOT do which of the following?
• Prevent workers from forming a union
• Discriminate against workers for joining a union
• Lay off workers in business downturns without the approval of twenty-three of the
workers in a shop vote
• Both A and B
Which of the following activities is permitted by the Taft-Hartley Act?
• A business may require that a worker be a member of a union as a condition for
being hired.
• A business may require that a worker join a union after he has worked for a
certain period of time
• Unions may organize secondary boycotts to protest the employment practices of
other
, employers.
• Unions may veto management lay offs of workers during slow business periods.
What are state "right to work" laws designed to do?
• Allow workers to opt out of overtime pay protections
• Allow workers to sue for invasion of privacy when their employers monitor their
private electronic communications
• Forbid employers from requiring alcohol and drug testing as a condition of
employment
• Forbid employers from requiring that workers be members of a union as a
condition of employment
Featherbedding is an illegal activity in which unions force employers to hire more
employees than necessary
True
Which of the following categories of workers is NOT covered by the National Labor
Relations Act?
• Employees of the federal government
• Employees of state governments
• Independent contractors
• None of the above are covered by the NLRA
What is the term used to describe the voting conditions necessary for a binding
"representation election" in which the workers in a company vote whether or not to
unionize?
• Court annexed
• Laboratory
• Equitable
• Democratic
Before a binding vote is held in which workers choose to unionize or not unionize,
enough workers must sign authorization cards indicating that they are interested in
joining the inion. What is the percentage of the work unit who must sign these cards?
• ten
• thirty
• fifty
• eighty
FSU BAILEY 2024
Employees are entitled to twelve weeks of medical leave during a twelve month period
The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees that an employee will be paid one-half
his or her salary for up to six months of leave, so long as the leave was for "serious
health condition"
False
Which of the following statements about unemployment compensation insurance is true?
• The program is funded and administered by the individual states.
• The program is a provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
• The program is a provision of the National Labor Practices Act.
• The program is a provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
What must a worker do to be eligible for unemployment compensation?
• She must have been employed for a specified period of time.
• She must be actively looking for another job
• She must not have been fired for egregious behavior in the workplace
• All of the above
Which of the following statements about unemployment compensation is true?
• An employee must have worked for a minimum amount of time to qualify.
• Employees who quit without good cause are ineligible for benefits.
• Employees who were fired for cause are ineligible for benefits.
• All of the above
To collect state unemployment insurance, a worker must be actively seeking a
replacement job that is appropriate for someone with his skills, education and work
history
True
Which federal statute requires that employers provide safe working conditions for their
employees?
• The Landrum-Griffin Act
• The Taft-Hartley Act
• The Corporate Insurance Compensation Act
• The Occupational Safety and Health Act
,The clause in OSHA that details the requirements that different kinds of equipment, such
as scaffolding, must meet in various occupations is the clause
• employee benefit
• exculpatory
• general duty
• specific duty
The Occupational Safety and Health Act imposes on employers both a general duty to
provide a safe work place and specific duties that are tailored to the employers'
particular industries
True
John, who is employed by a private business, was injured on the job. How will OSHA
learn of the job safety violation that caused his injury?
• John may report his injury directly to OSHA.
• John's employer must report his injury to OSHA.
• OSHA may conduct an inspection of John's worksite.
• All of the above
Employers who violate OSHA regulations are subject to fines and, if the violations are
willful, imprisonment
True
Why do workers compensation laws benefit employers?
• Employers can choose to opt in or to opt out of the program.
• The insurance premiums that employers pay are very low.
• Employees cannot sue their employers for negligence even if the employer's
negligence caused the injuries.
• Employees cannot sue the employer for intentionally causing the workplace
injuries
Which of the following statements about workers compensation programs is false?
• Workers compensation laws are state laws that provide benefits to workers
injured on the job.
• An injured worker may collect workers compensation and may sue his or her
employer for negligence.
• If the worker was injured by a defective product used in the workplace, the worker
may collect workers compensation and sue the manufacturer
• Workers compensation does not cover job injuries that are intentionally caused.
Workers Compensation Insurance is a comprehensive program that covers all job
related injuries, including those that were intentionally inflicted
,False
To collect workers compensation an employee's injury must have occurred in the
workplace or in a work-related situation
True
To collect workers compensation, what must an employee do?
• Suffer an injury that arose out of his employment
• Be included in the category of workers entitled to workers compensation
• Not be out of work for more than ten days
• Both A and B
Most states allow employers to require job applicants and employees to undergo alcohol
and drug tests
True
The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents employers from requiring that job
applicants or employees undergo medical tests as a condition of employment True
Union shops are illegal under the Taft-Hartley Act False
What is the federal statute that makes it illegal for unions to organize secondary
boycotts, promote featherbedding, and refuse to bargain with employers?
• The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
• The Taft Hartley Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Occupational Safety and Health Act
Under the National Labor Relations Act, businesses may NOT do which of the following?
• Prevent workers from forming a union
• Discriminate against workers for joining a union
• Lay off workers in business downturns without the approval of twenty-three of the
workers in a shop vote
• Both A and B
Which of the following activities is permitted by the Taft-Hartley Act?
• A business may require that a worker be a member of a union as a condition for
being hired.
• A business may require that a worker join a union after he has worked for a
certain period of time
• Unions may organize secondary boycotts to protest the employment practices of
other
, employers.
• Unions may veto management lay offs of workers during slow business periods.
What are state "right to work" laws designed to do?
• Allow workers to opt out of overtime pay protections
• Allow workers to sue for invasion of privacy when their employers monitor their
private electronic communications
• Forbid employers from requiring alcohol and drug testing as a condition of
employment
• Forbid employers from requiring that workers be members of a union as a
condition of employment
Featherbedding is an illegal activity in which unions force employers to hire more
employees than necessary
True
Which of the following categories of workers is NOT covered by the National Labor
Relations Act?
• Employees of the federal government
• Employees of state governments
• Independent contractors
• None of the above are covered by the NLRA
What is the term used to describe the voting conditions necessary for a binding
"representation election" in which the workers in a company vote whether or not to
unionize?
• Court annexed
• Laboratory
• Equitable
• Democratic
Before a binding vote is held in which workers choose to unionize or not unionize,
enough workers must sign authorization cards indicating that they are interested in
joining the inion. What is the percentage of the work unit who must sign these cards?
• ten
• thirty
• fifty
• eighty
