BUL 3320 EXAM 3 (31-33) USF
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment
relationship in the United States. - answer- Laissez-faire
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - answer- Workers'
compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job.
States usually require employers to purchase ____ from private insurance
companies or state funds to cover workers' compensation claims. - answer- Workers'
compensation insurance
Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing
compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation? - answer- The claimant
was harmed by an employment-related injury.
If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-
premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is _____. - answer-
not covered by workers' compensation
Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy. - answer- Exclusive
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - answer- A worker who
receives workers' compensation cannot sue his employer.
What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation? - answer- The
employer can avoid a lawsuit by an injured worker.
Jorge, a fork-lift truck operator for retail chain Hansridges, was injured when the fork-
lift he was operating toppled over. The fork-lift truck was manufactured and
maintained by Ionic Machines Inc. As he was covered by workers' compensation
insurance, he could recover workers' compensation benefits. However, it was later
found that the fork-lift truck was not designed to be used to lift as much weight as
Ionic Machines claimed it could. Which of the following legal rights is Jorge entitled
to? - answer- Sue Ionic Machines for damages
In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover
employment-related injuries? - answer- The employer intentionally injures a worker
covered under workers' compensation.
The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace. -
answer- OSHA
The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for spevidic equipment, procedures, types
of work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____. - answer- Specific
duty standards
, The ____ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work
environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees. - answer- General duty standard
Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard? - answer- An
employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized
hazards.
The FLSA applies to _____ - answer- Employees engaged in the production of
goods for interstate commerce.
The ___ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship
goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor. - answer- FLSA
According the the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be
employed as ____. - answer- newspaper deliverers
Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of
Labor? - answer- Children employed in agriculture have no time or work restriction.
Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United
States? - answer- Children employed in the performing arts
Which of the following is true of the federal minimum wage? - answer- Managerial
employees are not subject to minimum wage requirements.
Which of the following acts establishes minimum wage and overtime pay
requirements for workers in the USA? - answer- FLSA
Which of the following is true of minimum wages in the U.S.? - answer- States can
enact laws that set minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage.
Overtime pay is ____ times that of the regular pay of an employee. - answer- One
and a half
Overtime pay is paid for each hour worked in excess of ____ hours that week. -
answer- 40
Jerry is employed by U.S.-based Iconic Systems. His work hours per week for the
month of January were 40 hours the first week, 30 hours the second week, 50 hours
the third week, and 45 hours the fourth week. According to the FSLA, how many
hours of overtime pay is Jerry entitled to at the end of January? - answer- 5
Who among the following is exempt from federal minimum wage requirement? -
answer- Tsun, a software applications developer
Which of the following statements is true of exemptions to minimum wage and
overtime pay requirements? - answer- Learned professionals need not be paid
minimum wage.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment
relationship in the United States. - answer- Laissez-faire
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - answer- Workers'
compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job.
States usually require employers to purchase ____ from private insurance
companies or state funds to cover workers' compensation claims. - answer- Workers'
compensation insurance
Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing
compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation? - answer- The claimant
was harmed by an employment-related injury.
If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-
premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is _____. - answer-
not covered by workers' compensation
Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy. - answer- Exclusive
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - answer- A worker who
receives workers' compensation cannot sue his employer.
What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation? - answer- The
employer can avoid a lawsuit by an injured worker.
Jorge, a fork-lift truck operator for retail chain Hansridges, was injured when the fork-
lift he was operating toppled over. The fork-lift truck was manufactured and
maintained by Ionic Machines Inc. As he was covered by workers' compensation
insurance, he could recover workers' compensation benefits. However, it was later
found that the fork-lift truck was not designed to be used to lift as much weight as
Ionic Machines claimed it could. Which of the following legal rights is Jorge entitled
to? - answer- Sue Ionic Machines for damages
In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover
employment-related injuries? - answer- The employer intentionally injures a worker
covered under workers' compensation.
The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace. -
answer- OSHA
The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for spevidic equipment, procedures, types
of work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____. - answer- Specific
duty standards
, The ____ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work
environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees. - answer- General duty standard
Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard? - answer- An
employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized
hazards.
The FLSA applies to _____ - answer- Employees engaged in the production of
goods for interstate commerce.
The ___ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship
goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor. - answer- FLSA
According the the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be
employed as ____. - answer- newspaper deliverers
Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of
Labor? - answer- Children employed in agriculture have no time or work restriction.
Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United
States? - answer- Children employed in the performing arts
Which of the following is true of the federal minimum wage? - answer- Managerial
employees are not subject to minimum wage requirements.
Which of the following acts establishes minimum wage and overtime pay
requirements for workers in the USA? - answer- FLSA
Which of the following is true of minimum wages in the U.S.? - answer- States can
enact laws that set minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage.
Overtime pay is ____ times that of the regular pay of an employee. - answer- One
and a half
Overtime pay is paid for each hour worked in excess of ____ hours that week. -
answer- 40
Jerry is employed by U.S.-based Iconic Systems. His work hours per week for the
month of January were 40 hours the first week, 30 hours the second week, 50 hours
the third week, and 45 hours the fourth week. According to the FSLA, how many
hours of overtime pay is Jerry entitled to at the end of January? - answer- 5
Who among the following is exempt from federal minimum wage requirement? -
answer- Tsun, a software applications developer
Which of the following statements is true of exemptions to minimum wage and
overtime pay requirements? - answer- Learned professionals need not be paid
minimum wage.
