Employment Law

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Form I-9

Question 2

When must form I-9 be completed?

Answer 2

No later than their first day of employment

Question 3

How long must form I-9 be kept

Answer 3

One year after employment as ended

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Three years afterwards

Question 5

Employers must make personnel files available for review within

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30 days of request

Question 6

Employees are eligible for sickleave if they have worked at least

Answer 6

30 or more days for the employer

Question 7

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

Answer 7

one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked

Question 8

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

Answer 8

24 hours or three days

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Three years

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Employees who are terminated must be

Answer 11

Paid immediately

Question 12

If an employee quits without notice wages must be paid within

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72 hours

Question 13

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

Answer 13

At the time of quitting

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Department of industrial relations

Question 15

Public work projects of X our exempt from prevailing wage

Answer 15

$1000 or less

Question 16

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

Answer 16

1 1/2 times the regular rate of pay

Question 17

Work beyond 12 hours in one workday is paid at

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Twice the regular rate of pay

Question 18

Overtime wages may be delayed

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One payroll cycle 

Question 19

True or false, salaried employees are entitled to overtime

Answer 19

True, fair, labor, standards act

Question 20

What is wage garnishment?

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

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60% of employees disposable earnings

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

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Four years

Question 25

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

Answer 25

$600 over the course of the year

Question 26

Federal insurance, contributions act, FICA taxes are paid by

Answer 26

both the employer and the employee

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Calendar quarter

Question 28

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

Answer 28

$2500 per quarter

Question 29

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

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Monthly

Question 30

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

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semiweekly

Question 31

Federal unemployment, tax, at FUTA, is paid by

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The employer, quarterly

Question 32

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

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From the employees paycheck

Question 33

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

Question 34

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.

Question 35

What type of injuries do not need to be reported to DOSH

Answer 35

Accident occurring on public streets or highways

Question 36

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

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Five years

Question 37

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

Question 38

The purpose of a code of safe practices is

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To provide workers within information and training about hazardous substances

Question 39

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

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30 years

Question 40

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

Question 41

DSH must investigate a complaint, charging a serious violation

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Within three days

Question 42

DOSH must investigate non-serious violations within within

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14 calendar days

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

A regulatory DSH violation is one that pertains to

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Failing to secure a permit, posting recordkeeping or recording requirement

Question 46

A willful DOSH violation is one where

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The employer intentionally and knowingly, violates the safety regulation

Question 47

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

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$7000

Question 48

The maximum civil penalty for a serious violation is

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$25,000

Question 49

Repeat violations may result in civil penalties up to

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$70,000

Question 50

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

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100,000 to 250,000

Question 51

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

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total liabilities plus owners equity

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Cost of sales

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Current assets, divided by current liabilities

Question 54

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

Answer 54

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

Question 55

What is a bid bonds?

Answer 55

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

Question 56

What is a contract bond?

Answer 56

Guarantees both job completion and payment of all labor and materials

Question 57

What is the payment bond?

Answer 57

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

Question 58

Performance bond

Answer 58

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