WorksheetsLabor Laws
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 helped workers by doing what?
creating a standard minimum wage
creating overtime after working 40 hours in a week
preventing children from working in dangerous environments
If worker does not receive minimum wage, they are entitled to tips
As of 2021, what is the minimum wage in NY state?
11.75
13.50
15.00
9.00
What is the term used to describe fixed amounts of money for lodging, meals and expenses when travelling on official business?
child labor law
per capita
per diems
working papers
Why are child labor laws so important?
Maintain child's safety, health, well being and promote educational opportunities
To maximize the earning potential of the child
To give a child real-world work experience to prepare them for their future
To allow parents to have their child earn room and board
What is the common term used for employment certificates needed if you are under 18 & want to work?
Social Security card
Disability papers
Working papers
Wagner Act
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?
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Department of Labor (DOL)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
What was the goal of the Social Security Act of 1935?
Create a basic right to control & prevent disease
Create a basic right to fair working conditions
Create a basic right to a pension and insurance against unemployment
Create the legal right to organize and form a union
Training, education and outreach are part of the health & safety goals of what historic Act created in 1970?
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Child Labor Act
Social Security Act
Equal Employment Act
In order to protect public health and safety through control & prevention of disease and injury, this center was created in 1946
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act)
FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)
The Wagner Act of 1935 (National Labor Relations Act) main purpose was to.....?
Establish the legal right of workers to organize & bargain collectively
Establish the health and safety of workers
Establish the right to work under the age of 18
Establish the prevention of public health
