Other Federal Laws and Regulations Flashcards
A lawsuit for neglegance
is not taken under workers compensation law
The Social Security benefits
may be limited when receiving other income from age 62 to age 66.
After age 66, the Social Security benefits are not reduced due to other income
under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act
Certain employees are exempt from the overtime provisions but not the minimum wage provisions
air carrier and railroad employees, sailors on American vessels, and taxi drivers
Regulates Minimum wage, overtime, and number of hours in the workweek
FUTA Taxes
are deductible as business expense
environmental audit program stages
1) Identifying the problem
2) Status of compliance
3) assessing the effectiveness of the environmental management systems
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) the EPA
is empowered to identify and list hazardous wastes
Which of the following is not required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund?
The development of standards for management of hazardous waste by those who transport them. The EPA does this.
The National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act (1935), and the Labor Management Relations Act, also known as the Taft-Hartley Act (1947)
requires the employer to bargain in good faith with regard to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment including sick and vacation pay
Under the Clean Air Act, the best available control technology (BACT)
emission limitation that achieves the maximum reduction of pollutants considering
1) energy
2) environmental
3) economic factors
The purpose of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
is to ensure that all hazardous material is properly managed from beginning to end—from creation to destruction
The board of directors
has ultimate responsibility for ensuring the effective operation of an entity’s Environmental Management System
FUTA returns must be filed
if the employer had at least one employee during at least 20 weeks of a calendar year or paid wages of $1,500 or more in any calendar quarter
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
1) is the major program set up under the Clean Water Act
2) requires permits in order to discharge pollutants from any “point source” into navigable waters
