Quiz 2: How Much Do You Know About Employee Relations?
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| 1. | Although an employer may use veteran status as a factor in selection, the employer cannot ask whether or not the veteran was honorably or dishonorably discharged. T F | |
| 2. | If an older applicant is overqualified for a position, the employer may hire a younger, even less qualified applicant instead. T F | |
| 3. | An employer may not ask whether an applicant has a disability which would interfere with his or her ability to perform the job. T F | |
| 4. | Under ADA guidelines, an employer should make a sign interpreter available for a deaf applicant. T F | |
| 5. | Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employee's workweek must be fixed and defined as seven consecutive 24-hour periods (168 hours). T F | |
| 6. | Under the FLSA, each workweek stands alone for overtime purposes, and hours may not be averaged over two or more workweeks. T F | |
| 7. | Under the Family Medical Leave Act, an employee may be required to give 30 days notice of his/her intention to take leave. T F | |
| 8. | The employer must maintain an employee's group health insurance coverage for the duration of a Family Leave. T F | |
| 9. | Under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, it is legal for an employer to monitor business related incoming and outgoing phone calls from their premises. T F | |
| 10. | Under COBRA, even an employee who is terminated for stealing has to be offered continuing health insurance coverage. T F | |
| 11. | Employees who want to file lawsuits for discrimination under the Civil Rights Act must first file a claim with the EEOC. T F | |
| 12. | Every state has laws requiring that employees be paid their final paychecks within a specified period of time, usually no more than two weeks after termination or the next scheduled payday. T F | |
| 13. | An ex-employee can sue for "defamation" if the employer claims that he or she was incompetent in doing the job. T F | |
| 14. | An employee will be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits if s/he quits because wages or benefits were substantially reduced without the employee's consent . T F | |
| 15. | All employers must maintain time records (time cards, time sheets, or records through the use of electronic or computerized time clocks) for all nonexempt employees. T F | |
| 16. | An employee who is injured on the job on the first day of work may be excluded from eligibility for Workers' Compensation. T F | |
| 17. | It is possible for an employee to receive both Workers' Compensation and Social Security disability insurance simultaneously. T F | |
| 18. | Under the Portal to Portal Act, employees must be paid for all time that they work. For example, if a nonexermpt employee works at his desk while eating lunch, he must be paid for that time. T F | |
| 19. | So long as a pregnant employee is able to continue to perform her job, she cannot be forced to take maternity leave. T F | |
| 20. | An employee can take Family Leave to care for a child with a cold. T F | |
| 21. | The Family Medical Leave Act pertains only to companies with 50 or more employees within a 75 mile radius. In other words, if a company has 45 employees in Texas and 5 employees in Arizona, it is not bound by the Act. T F | |
| 22. | If an employee's behavior is deemed to be dangerous to the health or safety of other employees, the employer may require the employee to take a psychological examination. T F | |
| 23. | Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act, you do not have to verify eligibility of an alien hired prior to November 7, 1986. T F | |
| 24. | It is perfectly legal to require, as part of a dress code that all men be clean shaven. T F | |
| 25. | An employee must be paid for the time it takes to commute to and from a job site if the employee is required to check in at the company's premises. T F |
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