Workplace Law Quiz

Which type of health care worker would be most concerned with the safety standards established by the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments, or CLIA?

• Director of nursing

• Lab technician

• Billing officer

• Medical assistant

In which case does the employer have just cause to fire an employee?

• The employee reported abuse that was taking place in a long-term care facility.

• The employee refused to write a false report.

• The employee does not get along well with a coworker.

• The employee was caught stealing medications from work.

Worker compensation laws do which of the following?

• Ensure that employees will be taken care of when they retire

• Set safety standards for all workplaces

• Require employers to pay employees a fair wage for the hours and work completed

• Require employers to insure employees in case they are injured at work

What is the responsibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?

• Oversee the administrative portion of health care facilities

• Regulate the quality of care patients receive

• Enforce safety and health standards in the workplace

• Report on the efficiency of government-funded health care facilities

For what reason may an employer legally NOT hire an applicant?

• The applicant is from a different race.

• The applicant has a disability.

• The applicant is not a legal U.S. resident.

• The applicant is near retirement age.

What is the purpose of ERISA?

• Requires companies to provide medical insurance for retired employees.

• Regulates health care and pension plans in private companies.

• Restricts the amount of social security that retired individuals can collect.

• Ensures collective-bargaining abilities for public employees.

The Family and Medical Leave Act allows employees to take unpaid leave for which of the following reasons?

• To take an extended vacation.

• To recover from the birth of a child.

• To provide care to a close friend with cancer.

• To attend an educational program.

What is the purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?

• Protect people from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats.

• Credential physicians in the care of infectious diseases.

• Find funding for scientific research.

• Develop products that are sold directly to health care facilities and governments.

Which of the following is NOT included in the Fair Labor Standards Act?

• Requires employers to pay at least minimum wage.

• Dictates employers pay overtime pay for weekend hours.

• Ensures equal pay for men and women.

• Restricts the type of jobs and the hours minors can work.

Which of the following is NOT sexual harassment?

• An employee politely asks a coworker out for dinner and respects the coworker's decision.

• A manager refuses to hire an applicant until the applicant agrees to describe their sexual preferences.

• A coworker is constantly making sexual references and gestures toward one female, which is affecting her work.

• A supervisor begins demeaning and threatening an employee at work after the employee ends a short relationship with the supervisor.