Labor Laws

Which of the following is NOT typically considered to be a subject covered by employment law?

• Labor disputes

• Wrongful discrimination

• Social Security

• Embezzlement

• Employment discrimination

Which of the following businesses is LEAST likely to use employment law?

• An artist with two paid apprentices

• An international business with offices in several countries

• A 'mom & pop' store with only five employees

• A sole proprietorship, or person who is self-employed

• A restaurant with over 100 employees

As a whole, employment law is the area of law that governs:

• The relationship between society and industry

• How people get paid

• The way businesses are set-up and run

• The employer-employee relationship

• Who can and cannot be employed

Employment laws are designed to:

• Prevent discrimination

• Prevent work disruption due to disputes between labor and management

• Establish a minimum required level for economic support

• Promote health and safety

• All the Above

The goal of employment law is to:

• Strictly govern the way employers treat their employees

• Protect workers' rights

• Protect employers' rights

• All of the above

• None of the above

Tamika is not a salaried employee. She worked 50 hours in the past seven days. Would she be entitled to overtime pay?

• No, because she must work over 50 hours in five days.

• Yes, because she worked for at least five days.

• Yes, because she worked over 40 hours in seven days.

• No, because she must work over 40 hours in five days.

Which of the following was NOT one of the main provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

• It mandated that workers would be paid for overtime work.

• It mandated that workers would be paid within two weeks of performing work.

• It created new laws regarding child labor and the number of hours they could work.

• It mandated that non-exempt workers would be paid a living wage based a determined hourly number.

Brent is paid $9 an hour. He worked 40 regular hours plus 10 hours of overtime last week. How much per hour would he paid for his overtime hours?

• $5.50 an hour

• $13.50 an hour

• $19 an hour

• $27 an hour

Under the FLSA, no one under _____ years of age can legally be employed, with few exceptions.

• 8

• 18

• 14

• 16

What is the living wage for non-exempt employees under the FLSA?

• The median wage

• Yearly income

• The minimum wage

• The overtime rate