US Compensation Laws

Question 1

Establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, youth employment, and record-keeping standards affecting full and part time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

Answer 1

Fair Labor Standards Acts (FLSA)

Question 2

Facts that show whether the organization has a right to direct or control how the worker does the task for which the worker is hired; include type and degree

Answer 2

behavioral control

Question 3

Facts that show whether the organization has a right to control the business aspects of the worker’s job

Answer 3

financial control

Question 4

Facts that show the parties’ type of relationship

Answer 4

relationship of the parties

Question 5

Excluded from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the law

Answer 5

exempt employee

Question 6

Not excluded from minimum wage pay requirements and are entitled to overtime pay.

Answer 6

nonexempt employee

Question 7

Generally, in order for an employee to be exempt, three requirements must be met.

1. minimum salary
2. paid on a salary basis
3. primary duties

Answer 7

FLSA exemptions

Question 8

A safe-harbor provision prevents and employer from losing an overtime exemption for improper pay deductions - regardless of the reason for the improper deductions.

Answer 8

improper deductions and safe harbor

Question 9

Those who perform work involving repetitive operations with their hands, physical skill, and energy

Answer 9

blue-collar worker

Question 10

Nonexempt workers be paid 1.5 their regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in any workweek.

Answer 10

overtime pay

Question 11

Any fixed, recurring period of 168 consecutive hours.

Answer 11

workweek

Question 12

The FLSA restricts the hours and conditions of employment for minors and protects children under 18 years of age from “oppressive” employment conditions.

Answer 12

child labor provisions

Question 13

Amended the FLSA and defined additional rules for hours worked.

Answer 13

Portal-to-Portal Act

Question 14

Prohibits unequal pay for equal or “substantially equal” work performed by men and women.

Answer 14

Equal Pay Act (EPA)

Question 15

Deals with pay differentials between women and men who perform comparable - but not equal - work.

Answer 15

comparable worth

Question 16

Establish uniform minimum standards to ensure that employee retirement plans are set up and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner.

Answer 16

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

Question 17

Enacted in response to Enron and other corporate accounting scandals. The act requires that all publicly held companies establish internal controls and procedures for financial reporting to reduce the possibility of corporate fraud.

Answer 17

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

Question 18

The US Supreme Court ruled against Lilly Ledbetter’s claims of sex discrimination in pay under Title VII. The court ruled the Ledbetter’s claims were not timely because she did not file discrimination charges with the EEOC within the 180-day time frame, which is a prerequisite for bringing a discrimination lawsuit.

Answer 18

Ledbetter v Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Question 19

Overturned the Ledbetter 2007 US Supreme Court decision.

Answer 19

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act