WorksheetsEmployment Law
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 19mins
The employees obligation not to tell anyone about certain information that belongs to the employer.
non-competition
duty of care
confidentiality
disclousure
Shirley was laid off by her employer. What benefit is he entitled to receive?
Sick leave with pay
Unemployment compensation
Unpaid vacation leave
Worker's compensation
Megan recently applied for position at a store in the mall. She has a prosthetic arm. The employer refused to hire her for a sales position. Which act is this company violating?
Wage and Hour Act
Americans with Disability Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Family Medial Leave Act
Eric is a chef. He slipped and fell in the kitchen at work breaking his leg. What benefit should Eric receive?
Implied employment agreement
Express employment agreement
Unemployment compensation
Workers compensation
Teresa is in a serious accident. She is paralyzed from the waist down but can still perform her job with a reasonable accommodation. What protects her from losing her job and requires her company to provide the accommodations to perform her job?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Paralyzed Americans Act
Severe Handicapped Act
Taft-Harley Act
What is a union?
Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law
Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents
A group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer
A group formed by employers to negotiate with employees
What is the EEOC?
Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law
Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents
A group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer
A group formed by employers to negotiate with employees
What is the OSHA?
Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law
Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents
A group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer
A group formed by employers to negotiate with employees
Unemployment compensation is
money given to employees when they retire
paid to workers who quit their jobs
paid to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own
a duty owed by employees to employers
What duty is owed to the employee by the employer?
duty of accounting
duty of fiduciary
duty of reasonable skill
duty of reasonable treatment
All of the following are protected classes for employment except:
religion
age
gender
sports team affiliation
The rates of pay for overtime work for monthly rated workers are ____________ times the hourly rate of pay.
2
1
1.5
3
Which of the following are laws which protect workers?
Employment laws
Health insurance laws
Financial laws
Wage laws
Which of the following is a group formed by employees to negotiate with employers?
Collective bargainers
Union
Task force
Agents
The Equal Pay Act focuses on the discrimination of wages based on which of the following?
Gender
Age
Race
Disability
The acronym EEOC stands for which of the following?
Equal Employment Opportunity Council
Employment Equality Opportunity Council
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Employment Equality Opportunity Commission
Unfairly treating a person or group of people differently is
discrimination
EOE
Equal Pay Act
piecework
An employer has the right to get a compensation for damages incurred form an employee, if ...
the employee did the damage intentionally
the employee did not neglected the normal care
it was not his fault
An agreement where an employee can be discharged at any time without liability for breach.
employment at will
union contract
due process
implied agreement
Discharge of an employee for a reason prohibited by law.
discharge for cause
discharge without cause
wrongful discharge
termination
A legal relationship that involves a contract to pay and the supervision and control of work.
work
employment
school
childhood
Which of these is paid by the employer rather than being a deduction from your paycheck?
Federal Taxes
Worker's Compensation
State Taxes
FICA (social security)
Which legislation regulates payment of minimum wage and overtime pay?
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
State Child Labor Laws
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
Workers who are injured on the job are legally entitled to this to help pay for medical expenses, lost wages, and recovery of injury.
unemployment compensation
negotiated compensation
safe working conditions
worker's compensation
Because of the pandemic, lots (currently over 6.6 million) of workers will have to file for (a) compensation.
Which of the following is an example of a business correctly following employment
legislation?
Paying women more than men for work of equal value
Selecting an employee for promotion based upon gender
Paying men and women equal pay for work of equal value
Selecting an employee for training based upon ethnicity
Which of the following is a cause for termination of employment by the employer:
A. Gross and habitual neglect by the employee of his duties;
B. Misconduct by the employee in the performance of his duties;
C. Commission of a crime or offense against the person of a co-employee;
D. All of the above.
If the job to be done by an independent contractor is inherently dangerous, such as blasting with dynamite, the party who hired the independent contractor may be liable to anyone injured.
True
False
Which employee duty is violated when the employee reveals confidential information about the employer or its business.
duty of loyalty and honesty
duty of obedience
duty of reasonable performance
duty of reasonable skill
The minimum wage and maximum hours for employees is established by
child labor laws.
the employer.
the Fair Labor Standards Act.
the Fair Pay for Labor Act.
If an employer fires an employee in retaliation for the employee's reporting unlawful conduct by the employer it is termed
discharged for cause.
discharged without cause.
discrimination
a wrongful discharge.
Public employees are entitled to notice of the reasons for the discharge along with a hearing before being terminated. This procedure is referred to as
administrative review
due process.
labor review procedure.
equal rights hearing
Which of the following is not true concerning employees who are members of the armed services?
The exception is for members of the National Guard who are called into service multiple times.
They cannot be discriminated against while on leave for active duty.
They must receive the same level of pay, seniority, and benefits they would have received if not on leave for active duty.
They are guaranteed to be reinstated to positions equivalent to or the same as those held prior to their leave of absence to serve their company.
Every state government has a child-labor law to regulate the conditions and types of employment for persons under age
14
16
17
18
While working as a sales representative for a local health club, Debra noticed that chlorine levels in the swimming pool were too high and that the locker area was not properly cleaned according to local health regulations. Although she reported these violations to her supervisor, she saw no improvement and later opted to notify local health board officials. In firing Debra two days later, the health club committed a tort called ____________________.
OSHA violation
bribery
honorable discharge
wrongful discharge
The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 is a US labor law that forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least ___________ years of age in the United States
65
50
40
70
