Betty's CPP Section 2 Quiz Fed & State Wage Hr Law Flashcards

1
Q

The ABC Company policy states that if someone is out for jury duty they will
receive their normal pay for that day but upon receiving payment from the court
they must submit a copy of that check to the payroll department. Payroll will
then
subtract the amount of pay received for jury duty from the employee’s pay for that
week. This policy is in effect for both exempt and non
-
exempt employees. Under
the provisions of FLSA is it legal to deduct jury duty pay from an exempt employee’s pay.

A

True

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2
Q

A company’s workweek must follow a calendar week and begin at the start of a
day

A

False

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3
Q

If an employee is “engaged to be waiting”, the employee should be compensated
as if it were work time because

A

the time is usually short and insuff
icient for the employee to use for their
own purpose & the time is spent on the employer’s premises

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4
Q

Calculate the total weekly compensation for a nonexempt secretary who is paid
$1,350 per month for working a 40
-
hour week, for a week in which the secretary
worked 48 hours

A

405.12. 40 HR WRK WK. GET THE ANNUAL SAL THEN DIVIDE BY 2080 OR 52 WEEKS…

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5
Q

Ben worked the following hours:
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
0 8 12 Sick 8 8 0
Company policy allows pay for sick days at 8 hours per day and overtime for
hours actually worked in excess of 40 hours. Calculate Ben’s weekly gross pay if
his hourly rate is $8.5

A

36 Working + 8 = 44 x hrly rate, no OT

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6
Q

Generally most businesses are covered by FLSA except:
A.
Hospitals
B.
Businesses with an annual gross sales of over $500,000
C.
Mom & Pop shops
D.
Employees engaged in interstate commerce

A

Mom & Pop shops

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7
Q

A deduction from pay
may be made to an exempt employee and they still may be
treated or regarded as an exempt employee as long as the deduction is for:
A.
2 hours or less
B.
1 day
C.
4 hours
D.
None of the above

A

1 DAY

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8
Q

Which of the following are not included in the regular rate of pay?

A

Discretionary bonus

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9
Q

Charlene, a nonexempt computer programmer, is paid $2,200/month. Last week
she worked 52 hours. What is her total weekly compensation if she works a
fluctuating workweek?

A

$2200 x 12 = 26,400/52 = $507.69
_566.25_____ $507.69/52 hrs. =$9.76 x .5 x 12 = 58.56
$566.25

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10
Q

The FLSA does all of the following except

A

Regulates pay frequency

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11
Q

Which of the following is the exception to what the FLSA does not cover

A

Overtime, Does not cover Vacation, Hol, Lunch Breaks

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12
Q

The Wage and Hour Division of the DOL considers all of the following types of
duties as managerial except

A

Deciding what tools, supplies, materials to u
s

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13
Q

Section 2 Quiz
Page
4
of
5
4
18.
The following is an employee’s timesheet.

Monday
3 pm to 11 pm 8 hrs
4 shift
hrs

Tuesday
3 pm to midnight 9 hrs
5 shift
hrs

Wednesday
2 pm to 11 pm 9 hrs 4 shift
hrs

Thursday
3 pm to 11 pm 8 hrs 4 shift
hrs

Friday
2 pm to 11 pm
9
hrs 4 shift
hrs
This employee receives overtime after 8 hours in a day. If the employee receives $8
an
hour with an additional 50 cents per hour after 7 pm, what is the weekly gross?
A.
$367.50
B.
$366.75
C.
$368.25
D.
$366.86

A

Calculate total with extra, divide gross by total # of hrs (43) to get OT THEN CALCULATE

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14
Q

A
salaried
non
-
exempt employee earns $500 a week for a normal
schedule of 37.5
hours. Under FLSA, how much would this employee be due if they worked 39
hours this week?
The company pays for all hours worked.

A

$520; Figure 500 / 37.50 = 13.33 * 1.5 hrs + reg $500 for 37.50 hrs

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15
Q

Mable
works at Catnip Toys sewing the ears on toy mice. Mabel receives $0.85
for each mouse she completes and a $0.20 bonus for each mouse she completes
over 400 in a regular 45
-
hour week. In one week, Mabel sewed the ears on 450
mice. Calculate her gross ear
nings.
A.
$392.50
B.
$414.30
C.
$402.90
D.
$416.25

A

$414.30
.85 x 450 = $382.50
.20 x 50 = 10.00
$392.50/ 45 = $8.72 x .5 = 4.36
4.36 x 5 = 21.80
$414.30

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