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Employment Law

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Fred has worked for his employer for 12 years.  His mother was diagnosed with cancer.  Fred requested time off to care for his mother.  His employer refused.  Which act is this company violating?
a)
Wage and Hour Act
b)
Americans with Disability Act
c)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
d)
Family Medical Leave Act
2.

The employees obligation not to tell anyone about certain information that belongs to the employer.

a)

non-competition

b)

duty of care

c)

confidentiality

d)

disclousure

3.
Roger was discharged from his job without cause.  The employer has the right to terminate his employment with cause under which law?
a)
Employment at will
b)
Unemployment compensation
c)
Unpaid vacation leave
d)
Worker's compensation
4.

Shirley was laid off by her employer. What benefit is he entitled to receive?

a)

Sick leave with pay

b)

Unemployment compensation

c)

Unpaid vacation leave

d)

Worker's compensation

5.
Ted worked at a factory that was destroyed by fire.  What benefit should Ted receive?
a)
Implied employment agreement
b)
Express employment agreement
c)
Unemployment compensation
d)
Workers compensation
6.

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?

a)

Wage and Hour Act

b)

Americans with Disability Act

c)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

d)

Family Medial Leave Act

7.

Eric is a chef. He slipped and fell in the kitchen at work breaking his leg. What benefit should Eric receive?

a)

Implied employment agreement

b)

Express employment agreement

c)

Unemployment compensation

d)

Workers compensation

8.

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?

a)

Americans with Disabilities Act

b)

Paralyzed Americans Act

c)

Severe Handicapped Act

d)

Taft-Harley Act

9.

What is a union?

a)

Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law

b)

Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents

c)

A group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer

d)

A group formed by employers to negotiate with employees

10.

What is the EEOC?

a)

Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law

b)

Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents

c)

A group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer

d)

A group formed by employers to negotiate with employees

11.

What is the OSHA?

a)

Federal agency overseeing most employment discrimination law

b)

Federal agency regulating and investigating workplace incidents

c)

A group formed by employees to negotiate with the employer

d)

A group formed by employers to negotiate with employees

12.

Unemployment compensation is

a)

money given to employees when they retire

b)

paid to workers who quit their jobs

c)

paid to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own

d)

a duty owed by employees to employers

13.

What duty is owed to the employee by the employer?

a)

duty of accounting

b)

duty of fiduciary

c)

duty of reasonable skill

d)

duty of reasonable treatment

14.

All of the following are protected classes for employment except:

a)

religion

b)

age

c)

gender

d)

sports team affiliation

15.

The rates of pay for overtime work for monthly rated workers are ____________ times the hourly rate of pay.

a)

2

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

3

16.

Which of the following are laws which protect workers?

a)

Employment laws

b)

Health insurance laws

c)

Financial laws

d)

Wage laws

17.

Which of the following is a group formed by employees to negotiate with employers?

a)

Collective bargainers

b)

Union

c)

Task force

d)

Agents

18.

The Equal Pay Act focuses on the discrimination of wages based on which of the following?

a)

Gender

b)

Age

c)

Race

d)

Disability

19.

The acronym EEOC stands for which of the following?

a)

Equal Employment Opportunity Council

b)

Employment Equality Opportunity Council

c)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

d)

Employment Equality Opportunity Commission

20.

Unfairly treating a person or group of people differently is

a)

discrimination

b)

EOE

c)

Equal Pay Act

d)

piecework

21.

An employer has the right to get a compensation for damages incurred form an employee, if ...

a)

the employee did the damage intentionally

b)

the employee did not neglected the normal care

c)

it was not his fault

22.

An agreement where an employee can be discharged at any time without liability for breach.

a)

employment at will

b)

union contract

c)

due process

d)

implied agreement

23.

Discharge of an employee for a reason prohibited by law.

a)

discharge for cause

b)

discharge without cause

c)

wrongful discharge

d)

termination

24.

A legal relationship that involves a contract to pay and the supervision and control of work.

a)

work

b)

employment

c)

school

d)

childhood

25.

Which of these is paid by the employer rather than being a deduction from your paycheck?

a)

Federal Taxes

b)

Worker's Compensation

c)

State Taxes

d)

FICA (social security)

26.

Which legislation regulates payment of minimum wage and overtime pay?

a)

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

b)

Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

c)

State Child Labor Laws

d)

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)

27.

Workers who are injured on the job are legally entitled to this to help pay for medical expenses, lost wages, and recovery of injury.

a)

unemployment compensation

b)

negotiated compensation

c)

safe working conditions

d)

worker's compensation

28.

Because of the pandemic, lots (currently over 6.6 million) of workers will have to file for (a)   compensation.

29.

Which of the following is an example of a business correctly following employment

legislation?

a)

Paying women more than men for work of equal value

b)

Selecting an employee for promotion based upon gender

c)

Paying men and women equal pay for work of equal value

d)

Selecting an employee for training based upon ethnicity

30.

Which of the following is a cause for termination of employment by the employer:

a)

A. Gross and habitual neglect by the employee of his duties;

b)

B. Misconduct by the employee in the performance of his duties;

c)

C. Commission of a crime or offense against the person of a co-employee;

d)

D. All of the above.

31.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which employee duty is violated when the employee reveals confidential information about the employer or its business.

a)

duty of loyalty and honesty

b)

duty of obedience

c)

duty of reasonable performance

d)

duty of reasonable skill

33.

The minimum wage and maximum hours for employees is established by

a)

child labor laws.

b)

the employer.

c)

the Fair Labor Standards Act.

d)

the Fair Pay for Labor Act.

34.

If an employer fires an employee in retaliation for the employee's reporting unlawful conduct by the employer it is termed

a)

discharged for cause.

b)

discharged without cause.

c)

discrimination

d)

a wrongful discharge.

35.

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

a)

administrative review

b)

due process.

c)

labor review procedure.

d)

equal rights hearing

36.

Which of the following is not true concerning employees who are members of the armed services?

a)

The exception is for members of the National Guard who are called into service multiple times.

b)

They cannot be discriminated against while on leave for active duty.

c)

They must receive the same level of pay, seniority, and benefits they would have received if not on leave for active duty.

d)

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.

37.

Every state government has a child-labor law to regulate the conditions and types of employment for persons under age

a)

14

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

38.

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 ____________________.

a)

OSHA violation

b)

bribery

c)

honorable discharge

d)

wrongful discharge

39.

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

a)

65

b)

50

c)

40

d)

70