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Labor Laws

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 helped workers by doing what?

a)

creating a standard minimum wage

b)

creating overtime after working 40 hours in a week

c)

preventing children from working in dangerous environments

d)

If worker does not receive minimum wage, they are entitled to tips

2.

As of 2021, what is the minimum wage in NY state?

a)

11.75

b)

13.50

c)

15.00

d)

9.00

3.

What is the term used to describe fixed amounts of money for lodging, meals and expenses when travelling on official business?

a)

child labor law

b)

per capita

c)

per diems

d)

working papers

4.

Why are child labor laws so important?

a)

Maintain child's safety, health, well being and promote educational opportunities

b)

To maximize the earning potential of the child

c)

To give a child real-world work experience to prepare them for their future

d)

To allow parents to have their child earn room and board

5.

What is the common term used for employment certificates needed if you are under 18 & want to work?

a)

Social Security card

b)

Disability papers

c)

Working papers

d)

Wagner Act

6.

If you are discriminated against while working at a fast food restaurant because you are pregnant, you may file a complaint with what federal commission?

a)

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

b)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

c)

Department of Labor (DOL)

d)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

7.

What was the goal of the Social Security Act of 1935?

a)

Create a basic right to control & prevent disease

b)

Create a basic right to fair working conditions

c)

Create a basic right to a pension and insurance against unemployment

d)

Create the legal right to organize and form a union

8.

Training, education and outreach are part of the health & safety goals of what historic Act created in 1970?

a)

Occupational Safety and Health Act

b)

Child Labor Act

c)

Social Security Act

d)

Equal Employment Act

9.

In order to protect public health and safety through control & prevention of disease and injury, this center was created in 1946

a)

EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

b)

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

c)

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act)

d)

FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)

10.

The Wagner Act of 1935 (National Labor Relations Act) main purpose was to.....?

a)

Establish the legal right of workers to organize & bargain collectively

b)

Establish the health and safety of workers

c)

Establish the right to work under the age of 18

d)

Establish the prevention of public health