Question 1

To be eligible for unemployment compensation,a worker must be willing and able to work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Finance Accountants,P.A. ,is a private employer.In most circumstances,federal law generally prohibits Finance from subjecting its employees to

Accepted Answer

A)   electronic monitoring.
B)   none of the choices.
C)   drug tests.
D)   lie-detector tests.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

An express employment contract cannot protect an employee from discharge without good cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A worker who has voluntarily left his or her job qualifies for unemployment compensation to partially make up for the worker's loss of income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Private employers are generally free to hire and fire workers at will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Tom is seventeen years old.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,he cannot

Accepted Answer

A)   work in any job.
B)   work in a hazardous occupation.
C)   work for his parents.
D)   deliver newspapers.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

An injury that occurs while an employee is commuting to or from work is usually not considered to have occurred on the job or in the course of employment and hence is not covered by workers' compensation law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Baristas Union petitions the National Labor Relations Board for an election on organizing a union among the employees of Coffee Café Company.For an election to be held,the union must represent

Accepted Answer

A)   all of Coffee's employees.
B)   employees whose skills,duties,and pay are similar.
C)   no more than 30 percent of Coffee's employees.
D)   Coffee's best interest.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Berry Farm Inc.employs hundreds of seasonal and permanent workers,both skilled and unskilled,in three states.Under federal immigration law,Berry Farm can hire illegal immigrants

Accepted Answer

A)   if either the employer or the immigrants file special forms.
B)   only if the employer files a special form.
C)   only if the immigrants file special forms.
D)   under no circumstances.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The purpose of state workers' compensation laws is to establish an administrative process for compensating workers for

Accepted Answer

A)   all of the choices.
B)   retirement,disability,death,and hospitalization insurance.
C)   injuries that arise in the course of employment,regardless of fault.
D)   periods of unemployment,subject to eligibility requirements.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Federal overtime provisions apply only after a covered employee works more than

Accepted Answer

A)   eight hours in a day.
B)   forty hours in a week.
C)   twenty days in a month.
D)   one year for the same employer.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

A whistleblower is an employee who publicly reveals a co-worker's unsafe or illegal activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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The purpose of state workers' compensation laws is to establish an administrative process for compensating workers for

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Tom is seventeen years old.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,he cannot

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An injury that occurs while an employee is commuting to or from work is usually not considered to have occurred on the job or in the course of employment and hence is not covered by workers' compensation law.

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A worker who has voluntarily left his or her job qualifies for unemployment compensation to partially make up for the worker's loss of income.

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Federal overtime provisions apply only after a covered employee works more than

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Berry Farm Inc.employs hundreds of seasonal and permanent workers,both skilled and unskilled,in three states.Under federal immigration law,Berry Farm can hire illegal immigrants

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To be eligible for unemployment compensation,a worker must be willing and able to work.

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Private employers are generally free to hire and fire workers at will.

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A whistleblower is an employee who publicly reveals a co-worker's unsafe or illegal activity.

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An express employment contract cannot protect an employee from discharge without good cause.

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Finance Accountants,P.A. ,is a private employer.In most circumstances,federal law generally prohibits Finance from subjecting its employees to

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Baristas Union petitions the National Labor Relations Board for an election on organizing a union among the employees of Coffee Café Company.For an election to be held,the union must represent

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Tom is seventeen years old.Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,he cannot

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An injury that occurs while an employee is commuting to or from work is usually not considered to have occurred on the job or in the course of employment and hence is not covered by workers' compensation law.

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A worker who has voluntarily left his or her job qualifies for unemployment compensation to partially make up for the worker's loss of income.

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Federal overtime provisions apply only after a covered employee works more than

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