Chapter 10 Flashcards
What is the fellow servant rule?
A customer or client injures the employee
The injury is caused by an unpaid volunteer
Another employee, not the employer, caused the injury
The employee understands the risks involved with his/her position
Another employee, not the employer, caused the injury
“To furnish to each of its employees…a place of employment which [is] free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.” This is known as:
Continual training
The compliance requirement
General duty clause
The reasonable person rule
General duty clause
For workers, worker’s compensation provides the exclusive remedy for illnesses and injuries which:
Arise from personal negligence during work
Arise out of and in the course of employment
Arise as an effect of getting older
Arise in the course of everyday life
Arise out of and in the course of employment
Worker’s compensation benefits are fixed by law and typically include replacement income of how much?
5/8 normal pay
3/4 normal pay
2/3 normal pay
1/2 normal pay
2/3 normal pay
The FLSA requires that an employer pay “time and a half” wages for hours worked beyond __________ in the relevant workweek.
20
40
30
10
40
Certain employees can be exempt from FLSA standards. What is the most common description of exempt employees?
Middle-class wage workers in technical fields
A white-collar professional who has a high degree of responsibility, works long hours, and receives high pay
A white-collar professional with low responsibilities, few working hours, and median pay
A blue-collar worker with minimum skill and a lower-paying position
A white-collar professional who has a high degree of responsibility, works long hours, and receives high pay
The Family Medical and Leave Act (FMLA) applies to all government and private employers with how many employees?
50+
25+
5+
75+
50+
A 2008 FMLA amendment allows for a ___________-week period of leave for qualifying family members of veterans seriously injured in the line of duty.
21
23
26
15
26
What is a “qualifying event” under FMLA?
The birth or adoption of a child
A serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of his or her job
The care of a family member with a serious health condition
All of the above
All of the above
Under FMLA, an employer may require the employee to see a company-paid physician to make an additional assessment if it has concerns about the validity of a health certification provided.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
Designed to protect worker’s interests in the regulation of benefits and encourage the careful employer management of retirement funds, Congress enacted:
FLSA
OSHA
ERISA
FMLA
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Under ERISA, how many days from the beginning of benefits coverage does an employer have to provide a summary document plan to the employee?
90
60
120
30
90
Under ERISA, _________________ are considered fiduciaries.
The people who develop benefits plans
Persons or entities which manage benefits funds
Particular employees skilled in assisting other employees in writing their wills
Company stock advisors
Persons or entities which manage benefits funds
What are the two different types of pension plans?
Undefined benefit and defined contribution
Defined benefit and actual contribution
Defined benefit and defined contribution
Defined benefit and contribution
Defined benefit and defined contribution
___________________is the federal act that allows an employee – at his or her own expense – to continue company health care benefits for up to eighteen months when he or she leaves a job.
The Fair Labor Standards Act
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
