Employment Law Flashcards

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1
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What form is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals

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Form I-9

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2
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When must form I-9 be completed?

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No later than their first day of employment

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3
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How long must form I-9 be kept

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One year after employment as ended

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4
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Personnel records should be kept for the entire duration of employment, and at least

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Three years afterwards

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5
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Employers must make personnel files available for review within

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30 days of request

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6
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Employees are eligible for sickleave if they have worked at least

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30 or more days for the employer

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Employees including part time and temporary employees must earn at least one hour of PTO for every X hours worked

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one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked

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8
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An employer may limit the amount of paid, sickly and employee may use in one year to

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24 hours or three days

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9
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Collective bargaining agreements, bind the employer and any successors of the employer for

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Three years

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10
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Time cards, and other records, on which wage computations are based should be kept for a minimum of

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Two years, except payroll records, which must be kept three years

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11
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Employees who are terminated must be

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Paid immediately

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12
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If an employee quits without notice wages must be paid within

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72 hours

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13
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Employees that give more than 72 hours notice prior to quitting must be paid

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At the time of quitting

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14
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Any contractor who bids on public work projects must first register with the

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Department of industrial relations

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15
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Public work projects of X our exempt from prevailing wage

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$1000 or less

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16
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Work beyond eight hours in one workday is overtime and paid the rate of

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1 1/2 times the regular rate of pay

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17
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Work beyond 12 hours in one workday is paid at

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Twice the regular rate of pay

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18
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Overtime wages may be delayed

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One payroll cycle 

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19
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True or false, salaried employees are entitled to overtime

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True, fair, labor, standards act

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20
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What is wage garnishment?

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Illegal procedure in which a persons earnings are required by court order to be withheld by an employer for the payment of a debt

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21
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Maximum child support, withholding garnishment for employee supporting another spouse or child, not subject to the order

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50% of employees disposable earnings

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22
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Maximum child support, garnishment withholding for employee, not supporting a spouse or child

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60% of employees disposable earnings

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23
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Maximum wage garnishment withholding for consumer debt

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25% of the employees disposable earnings or 50% of the amount by which the individuals disposable earnings exceed 40 times the state minimum hourly wage in effect at the time

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24
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The IRS requires that all tax records must be kept for a minimum of

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Four years

25
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Independent contractors must be issued a form 1099 by January 31 if they were paid more than

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$600 over the course of the year

26
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Federal insurance, contributions act, FICA taxes are paid by

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both the employer and the employee

27
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Employers must report FICA taxes, and any FIT withheld from employees wages to the IRS every

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Calendar quarter

28
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Employers will have to make deposits on their FICA and FIT tax payments, if they are more than

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$2500 per quarter

29
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If total taxes are less than $50,000, deposits to the IRS may be made

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Monthly

30
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If quarterly taxes are more than $50,000, FICA and FIT deposits must be made

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semiweekly

31
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Federal unemployment, tax, at FUTA, is paid by

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The employer, quarterly

32
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It is illegal for an employer to deduct Worker’s Compensation premiums

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From the employees paycheck

33
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Licensed contractors must report the insurance, companies name and address to the registrar of contractors within

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90 days after the policy is issued

34
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Employers must obtain a DSH permit for the following four activities

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  1. Construction of trenches or excavations 5 feet or deep
  2. Construction or demolition of any building structure scaffolding more than three stories high.
  3. Building or operating a construction elevator
  4. All air tanks.
35
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What type of injuries do not need to be reported to DOSH

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Accident occurring on public streets or highways

36
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All written health and safety records must be kept for at least

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Five years

37
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Cal OSHA form 300A must be posted  February 1 through April 30 of each year reporting

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The total number of injuries and illness

38
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The purpose of a code of safe practices is

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To provide workers within information and training about hazardous substances

39
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Employee, medical and exposure records must be kept for at least

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30 years

40
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Contractors must register with the SH if they are working with asbestos containing materials with X square feet or more of surface area

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100

41
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DSH must investigate a complaint, charging a serious violation

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Within three days

42
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DOSH must investigate non-serious violations within within

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14 calendar days

43
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A serious DSH violation is one that

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Presents a substantial probability of a worker being killed, or suffering, serious physical harm

44
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A general DOSH violation is one that

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Is not likely to cause death or serious physical harm, but does affect the health and safety of workers

45
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A regulatory DSH violation is one that pertains to

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Failing to secure a permit, posting recordkeeping or recording requirement

46
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A willful DOSH violation is one where

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The employer intentionally and knowingly, violates the safety regulation

47
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The maximum civil penalty for each minor non-serious violation is

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$7000

48
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The maximum civil penalty for a serious violation is

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$25,000

49
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Repeat violations may result in civil penalties up to

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$70,000

50
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A serious violation, resulting in death or prolonged impairment, carries a criminal penalty of

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100,000 to 250,000

51
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On a simple balance sheet, total assets should be equal to

A

total liabilities plus owners equity

52
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In a simple income statement, all direct cost of performing work should be listed under

A

Cost of sales

53
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How does one calculate the current ratio on a balance sheet?

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Current assets, divided by current liabilities

54
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The quick ratio is another way of evaluating a balance sheet. It differs from the current ratio in that.

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Inventory is not included as a current asset.
Quick ratio, = (current assets minus inventories minus prepaid expenses) / total liabilities

55
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What is a bid bonds?

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Guarantees that the bitter on a contract will enter into the contract and furnish the required payment and performance bonds if awarded the contract

56
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What is a contract bond?

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Guarantees both job completion and payment of all labor and materials

57
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What is the payment bond?

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Guarantees that suppliers and subcontractors will be paid for work performed under the contract

58
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Performance bond

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Guarantees that the contractor will perform the contract and accordance with its terms and conditions