Ch 8: Employer-Employee Law Flashcards
What will bar an employee from recovery under a workers’ compensation statute?
Fighting, intoxication, and self-inflicted wounds will bar recovery.
An employee’s negligence or assumption of the risk does not bar recovery.
What income is subject to FICA?
An employee’s gross wages, and a self-employed person’s net profits are subject to FICA.
What benefits are provided by FICA?
FICA, Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
- Medicare benefits
- Old age benefits
- Disability benefits
- Survivor’s benefits
To whom does FUTA apply?
All employers who:
- employ at least one employee for atleast one day in each of 20 weeks in a year; or
- have a payroll equal to or greater than $1,500 in one calender quarter.
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that overtime be paid for employees working more than eight hours in one day. True or False?
False. Overtime must be paid if the nonexempt employee works more than 40 hours in one week.
What is Title VII?
Title VII is a federal statute that prohibits discrimination in employment.
What are the general requirements of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)?
When employment terminates, the employer must allow the employee and other covered persons to continue to participate in the employer’s group insurance plan at the employee’s own expense for 18 months.
