UNHS Career Planning - Self Check 7

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The federal agency that handles complaints about wages and hours is the

• a. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

• b. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

• c. Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor.

• d. Internal Revenue Service.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

2. FICA stands for

• a. Federal Income Community Association.

• b. Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

• c. Free Insurance Contributions Act.

• d. Federal Insurance Collections Administration.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

3. Your net pay is equal to

• a. your hourly wage times the number of hours worked.

• pay times 1.5 percent.

• c. your earnings fewer deductions.

• d. your gross pay.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

4. Commission salaries have all or part of the salary based on

• a. the amount of tips received.

• b. making sales.

• c. good work as a reward.

• d. the number of hours worked.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

5. A merit raise is

• a. a regular raise that is received by all employees.

• b. based on the amount and quality of work performed by an employee.

• c. an automatic raise divided up among all employees.

• d. the same for everyone.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

6. Taxes taken out for Social Security are also known as

• a. itemized deductions.

• b. federal income taxes.

• c. Medicare.

• d. FICA.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

7. Total employment is divided into two main segments:

• a. hourly and salaried workers.

• b. full-time and part-time workers.

• c. wage/salary workers and self-employed workers.

• d. permanent and temporary workers.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

8. The Family and Medical Leave Act allows workers to take off time

• a. to care for a new baby or family members who need medical attention.

• b. for vacation.

• c. whenever you have a doctor’s appointment.

• d. whenever they want to.

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

9. Workers can file a complaint with __________ if an employer refuses to correct unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.

• a. FLSA

• b. FICA

• c. OSHA

• 9. Workers can file a complaint with __________ if an d. FMLA

Part A: Multiple-Choice

Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.

10. If you worked 45 hours last week and you get paid $10/hour, how much overtime pay would you get?

• a. $50

• b. $75

• c. $100

• d. $90