WORLD AT WORK: REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENTS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
Enforcing Agency of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS DOL
Year that the Supreme Court upheld a state's right to set work hours and overtime
requirements - ANS 1917
Year that Supreme Court upheld a state's right to set minimum wages - ANS 1937
Year that only states were establishing significant labor laws (with the exception of regulations
aimed at federal contractors). - ANS 1938
Year that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 1917 decision, the 1937
decision and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 - ANS 1941
Year of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS 1931
Purpose of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS protect unionized contractors from competition by
nonunionized contractors paying lower wages
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,Coverage of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS companies with government construction contracts in
excess of $2,000
Provisions of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS requires pay scales to be based on "prevailing wages."
Pay is typically interpreted by the government as union equivalent wages and benefits in the
construction trade positions
Enforcing Agency of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS DOL
Purpose of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS improve working conditions and
pay for employees of government services contractors
Coverage of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS companies with government
services contract(s) in excess of $2,500
Provisions of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS requires pay scales to be based
on "prevailing wages." Pay is typically interpreted by the government as union equivalent
wages and benefits in the local labor market
Enforcing Agency of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS DOL
Purpose of Executive Order 13658 - ANS Establish minimum wage rate for federal
contractors, which may be different from the minimum wage under FLSA
Coverage of Executive Order 13658 - ANS All federal contractors
Provisions of Executive Order 13658 - ANS -Minimum wage for contractors updated annually
by Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
-must notify all workers, usually by a poster
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,Enforcing agency of Executive Order 13658 - ANS Wage and Hour Division of the Department
of Labor
Year of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS 1965
Year of Executive Order 13658 - ANS 2014
Year of National Labor Relations Act - ANS 1935
Purpose of National Labor Relations Act - ANS create a more equitable environment for labor
/ management dispute resolution
Coverage of National Labor Relations Act - ANS all employers involved in interstate
commerce (except airlines, railroads, agriculture and government)
Provisions of National Labor Relations Act - ANS -guaranteed right and established process
for employees to select or reject third-party representation.
-rules for bargaining in good faith
-controls against unfair labor practices
Enforcing Agency of National Labor Relations Act - ANS NLRB
-States (with rare exception) are prohibited from regulating the rights and obligations
established by NLRA
-Neither federal courts nor DOL have jurisdiction in matters concerning NLRB
Two NLRB cases affecting compensation - ANS -Electromation Inc. 1992
-Keeler Brass Automotive 1995 -reaffirmed position
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, NLRB rulings b/c of Electromation case - ANS employers must be careful to establish and
enforce boundaries of employment so that employees are not involved in negotiating the terms
and conditions of employment
NLRB rulings - ANS -If employer contends "ability to pay" when bargaining wage rates,
employer can be required to disclose data fully. -Employers may be required to supply
corporate financial data and external salary survey data that was used to establish the
company's position on competitive salary levels.
-Rules prohibiting discussion of pay interfere with employees' right to engage in concerted
activity.
-Social media is an evolving area. Concerted activity cannot be punished. Employer "bashing"
may be grounds for discipline.
Purpose of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS -preserve competitive business environment
-remove monopolies
Coverage of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS all employers engaged in interstate commerce
Provisions of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS Labor Unions can use to ensure competitive wage
levels through the elimination of anticompetitive price fixing
Enforcing Agency of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS DOL:
-criminal prosecution against individuals, company, or both
-party can bring civil suit for treble damages
Year of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS 1890
Price fixing wages cases - ANS -Boston Survey Group (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
-Nurses groups (UT, CT)
-Technology companies (think Silicon Valley)
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ENVIRONMENTS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
Enforcing Agency of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS DOL
Year that the Supreme Court upheld a state's right to set work hours and overtime
requirements - ANS 1917
Year that Supreme Court upheld a state's right to set minimum wages - ANS 1937
Year that only states were establishing significant labor laws (with the exception of regulations
aimed at federal contractors). - ANS 1938
Year that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the 1917 decision, the 1937
decision and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 - ANS 1941
Year of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS 1931
Purpose of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS protect unionized contractors from competition by
nonunionized contractors paying lower wages
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
,Coverage of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS companies with government construction contracts in
excess of $2,000
Provisions of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS requires pay scales to be based on "prevailing wages."
Pay is typically interpreted by the government as union equivalent wages and benefits in the
construction trade positions
Enforcing Agency of Davis-Bacon Act - ANS DOL
Purpose of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS improve working conditions and
pay for employees of government services contractors
Coverage of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS companies with government
services contract(s) in excess of $2,500
Provisions of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS requires pay scales to be based
on "prevailing wages." Pay is typically interpreted by the government as union equivalent
wages and benefits in the local labor market
Enforcing Agency of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS DOL
Purpose of Executive Order 13658 - ANS Establish minimum wage rate for federal
contractors, which may be different from the minimum wage under FLSA
Coverage of Executive Order 13658 - ANS All federal contractors
Provisions of Executive Order 13658 - ANS -Minimum wage for contractors updated annually
by Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
-must notify all workers, usually by a poster
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,Enforcing agency of Executive Order 13658 - ANS Wage and Hour Division of the Department
of Labor
Year of McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act - ANS 1965
Year of Executive Order 13658 - ANS 2014
Year of National Labor Relations Act - ANS 1935
Purpose of National Labor Relations Act - ANS create a more equitable environment for labor
/ management dispute resolution
Coverage of National Labor Relations Act - ANS all employers involved in interstate
commerce (except airlines, railroads, agriculture and government)
Provisions of National Labor Relations Act - ANS -guaranteed right and established process
for employees to select or reject third-party representation.
-rules for bargaining in good faith
-controls against unfair labor practices
Enforcing Agency of National Labor Relations Act - ANS NLRB
-States (with rare exception) are prohibited from regulating the rights and obligations
established by NLRA
-Neither federal courts nor DOL have jurisdiction in matters concerning NLRB
Two NLRB cases affecting compensation - ANS -Electromation Inc. 1992
-Keeler Brass Automotive 1995 -reaffirmed position
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, NLRB rulings b/c of Electromation case - ANS employers must be careful to establish and
enforce boundaries of employment so that employees are not involved in negotiating the terms
and conditions of employment
NLRB rulings - ANS -If employer contends "ability to pay" when bargaining wage rates,
employer can be required to disclose data fully. -Employers may be required to supply
corporate financial data and external salary survey data that was used to establish the
company's position on competitive salary levels.
-Rules prohibiting discussion of pay interfere with employees' right to engage in concerted
activity.
-Social media is an evolving area. Concerted activity cannot be punished. Employer "bashing"
may be grounds for discipline.
Purpose of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS -preserve competitive business environment
-remove monopolies
Coverage of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS all employers engaged in interstate commerce
Provisions of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS Labor Unions can use to ensure competitive wage
levels through the elimination of anticompetitive price fixing
Enforcing Agency of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS DOL:
-criminal prosecution against individuals, company, or both
-party can bring civil suit for treble damages
Year of Sherman Antitrust Act - ANS 1890
Price fixing wages cases - ANS -Boston Survey Group (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)
-Nurses groups (UT, CT)
-Technology companies (think Silicon Valley)
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