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. - ANS Laissez-faire Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - ANS 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. - ANS Workers' compensation insurance Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation? - ANS 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 _____. - ANS not covered by workers' compensation Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy. - ANS Exclusive Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? - ANS A worker who receives workers' compensation cannot sue his employer. What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation? - ANS 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? - ANS Sue Ionic Machines for damages In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover employment-related injuries? - ANS The employer intentionally injures a worker covered under workers' compensation. The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace. - ANS OSHA The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for spevidic equipment, procedures, types of work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____. - ANS 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. - ANS General duty standard Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard? - ANS An employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized hazards. The FLSA applies to _____ - ANS 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. - ANS FLSA According the the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be employed as ____. - ANS newspaper deliverers Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of Labor? - ANS Children employed in agriculture have no time or work restriction. Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States? - ANS Children employed in the performing arts Which of the following is true of the federal minimum wage? - ANS 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? - ANS FLSA Which of the following is true of minimum wages in the U.S.? - ANS 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. - ANS One and a half Overtime pay is paid for each hour worked in excess of ____ hours that week. - ANS 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? - ANS 5 Who among the following is exempt from federal minimum wage requirement? - ANS Tsun, a software applications developer Which of the following statements is true of exemptions to minimum wage and overtime pay requirements? - ANS Learned professionals need not be paid minimum wage. Helga works as a nurse is government-run hospital. She has to work 40 hours a week, from 10pm to 6am every day. Which of the following is true of this scenario? - ANS Helga cab receive overtime pay if she works more than 40 hours a week. The ____ guarantees workers unpaid time off from work for family and medical emergencies and other specified situations. - ANS FMLA To be covered by the FMLA, an employee must ____. - ANS have performed more than 1,250 hours of service. The _____ is a federal law that permits employees and their beneficiaries to continue their group health insurance after an employee's employment has ended. - ANS COBRA The ____ is a federal act designed to prevent fraud and other abuses associated with private pension funds. - ANS ERISA _____ occurs when an employee has a nonforfeitable right to receive pension benefits. - ANS Vesting Under the ____ and state laws enacted to implement the program, employers are required to pay unemployment contributions. - ANS FUTA Which of the following benefits is a component of Social Security benefits? - ANS disability benefits Which of the following is true of Social Security? - ANS Employers remit Social Security payments to the IRS. The immigration laws of the United States are administered by the _____. - ANS USCIS A(n) ____ visa allows U.S. employers to employ in the United States foreign nationals who are skilled in specialty occupations - ANS H-IB Cliff Thomas, a cardiologist, emigrates from the U.K. to the U.S. Under which of the following visa categories can his wife live in the U.S. as Mr. Thomas' dependent? - ANS H4