Quiz 2: Benefits & Pay

Deductions such as health insurance and union dues are considered to be voluntary.

• True
• False

A standard workweek is 40 hours in a five-day period.

• True
• False

Social Security & Medicare deductions are sometimes labeled as FICA on pay stubs.

• True
• False

The minimum overtime rate of pay is double the regular rate.

• True
• False

Your take home pay is also called net pay.

• True
• False

Danielle applied for a job at a local coffee shop. She got the job and the employer offered to pay her __________________________________, the lowest wage per hour a worker can be paid by law.

• a regular wage
• a decent wage
• the minimum wage
• a fair wage

Hourly employees receive ____________________ for all hours worked beyond a standard workweek.

• overtime pay
• regular pay
• less pay
• normal pay

Health insurance, 401k and dental insurance are all examples of...

• Net Pay
• Wages
• Essentials
• Payroll Deductions

Which of the following are possible benefits a full time permanent employee may receive from their employer?

• Health Insurance
• Sick Pay
• Paid Vacation
• All of the above

Employees under the age of 18 are typically required to do which of the following?

• Have their parents sign them into work
• Provide their boss with their social media login information
• Work over 40 hours a week
• Provide working papers / work permit