3.3 Labor

3.3 Labor

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Multiple Choice

Who gets paid extra $$ for working more than 40 hours?

• Hourly employee earning wages

• Salaried employee

Open Ended

How many work hours is considered "full time"

Open Ended

If you are an hourly employee and you work "overtime", how much do you get paid?

Open Ended

When you work a job, you earn $$. You also have some other perks. What are the "non wage" parts of the job called?

Open Ended

When you work at a job for a long time, you can earn more respect and more benefits than newer employees. What is this called?

Multiple Choice

When an employee is "laid off" or "furloughed," is it because they were a bad employee?

• yes

• no

Multiple Select

What are some things that a labor union can help employees with?

• safer working conditions

• better pay

• perks such as free lunches!

Multiple Choice

When employees and employer have a disagreement, who can use PICKETS and BOYCOTTS?

• employee

• employer

Multiple Choice

When employees and employer have a disagreement, who can use LOCKOUTs and INJUCTIONS?

• employee

• employer

Multiple Choice

Your 15 year old cousin has a job as a dog walker. Is your cousin part of the "labor force?"

• yes

• no

Jobs that earn tips, such as a restaurant server or a bartender, earn a LOWER MINIMUM WAGE ($2.25 hour) than other jobs. It is believe that they earn tips to make up the difference.

(it's also a bad policy that needs to change and all workers should earn the full minimum wage. IMO)

Multiple Choice

Does the government help regulate jobs and make sure that they are safe and nondiscriminatory?

• yes

• no