7.
Employees removed from work because of an ergonomics
injury will receive:
90% of earnings and 100% of benefits
100% of both
Workers compensation payments if eligible
8.
Does this situation present an OSHA violation?
Employee cannot explain MSDS, but employer can prove
employee received HazComm training.
Yes
No
Cannot tell from these facts
9.
Which employee handbook statement is usually preferable:
Permanent employees can be terminated for cause
Employees can be terminated at will
Employees will be terminated for "just cause"
10.
Which is the best compliance strategy for employee handbooks?
Provide detailed statements relating to disciplinary
procedures
Use short, flexible, general statements
Don’t have an Employee Handbook
11.
An employee comes into your office and files a sexual
harassment complaint about her manager. You should:
Tell her the manager is just a "hugger" and
is really quite harmless
Interview the victim, the accused harasser, and any
witnesses
Become hysterical and tell her all men are creeps
Advise her that if it happens again she should file
a complaint
None of these
12.
Which of these actions are a good idea in a personnel
termination?
Tell him he was a good worker but he just didn’t fit
in
Write up a negative performance review first
Call it a layoff so you won't get sued
None of these
All of these
13.
Employers may not require employees to substitute paid
leave (medical, vacation, etc.) for unpaid family &
medical leave.
True
False
14.
While on leave for jury service, the FLSA does not require
employers to pay nonexempt salaried or hourly employees.
True
False
15-17)
For each situation indicate whether the employee is
exempt from overtime regulation:
15. A salaried
white collar employee makes $450 a week, is responsible
for management policies, and regularly exercises independent
judgement.
Yes exempt
No not always
16. A computer
programmer who is paid an hourly wage of $22.50 an hour
Yes exempt
No not always
17. An
outside sales person spends 60% of her time outside
the office selling and 40% of her time in the office
on repair matters unrelated to her sales.
Yes exempt
No not always
18.
Combining work that is exempt under one category with
work that is exempt under another is permitted to form
a combination exemption, provided the requirements for
each exemption are met.
True
False
19.
The amount of FMLA time available to an employee during
a 12 month period is:
8 weeks
10 weeks
12 weeks
None of these
20.
Progressive discipline normally starts with writing
a memo for the employee’s file.
True
False
21.
From a compliance standpoint the most important component
of a job description is:
Educational and Experience Requirements
Essential Functions
Salary or Rate Grade
General Description of Duties
22.
Under IRCA’s Immigration requirements an applicant must
produce:
2 documents from List A or 2 from List B or C
1 document from List A, or 1 from List B and 1 from
List C
2 documents from Lists A, B, or C
None of these
23.
Which of the following would be an acceptable statement
by management during a union organizing drive?
"If you join the union, we might have to move our
plant to Mexico."
"You will have to pay union dues to foot the bill
for your union."
"If the union gets in here we will cut out current
bonuses and some benefits."
"If the union gets voted down we will give everyone
a raise"
24.
Employers may offer flexible benefits spending accounts
to any employee without restriction.
True
False
25.
Which of these questions to a prospective employee is
usually acceptable?
Do you have any young children?
Are you married?
Can you lift 75 pounds?
Do you have your own car?
Have you ever been arrested?
