Achievement Test 1

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Question #1

Protection under the provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act begins at what age?

A 65

B 50

C 18

D 40

E 21

Question #2

Which of the following forms is used to complete each employee’s Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement?

A Employee’s individual retirement account

B Employee’s paycheck

C Payroll register

D Change in payroll rate form

E Employee’s earnings record

Question #3

Which of the following acts deals with the minimum wage paid to laborers for contractors who supply materials to any agency of the United States?

A None of these choices are correct

B Federal Insurance Contributions

C Walsh-Healey Public Contracts

D Davis-Bacon

E McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract

Question #4

Which of the following statements is not a provision of ERISA?

A All of these choices are provisions of ERISA.

B ERISA requires each employer to establish a pension plan.

C ERISA establishes minimum vesting schedules that protect the workers’ benefits.

D ERISA applies to pension and welfare plans established by any employer engaged in commerce.

E ERISA provides that all employees are eligible to set up their own individual retirement accounts.

Question #5

Medicare is a two-part health insurance program that was part of an amendment to what act?

A Fair Labor Standards Act

B Federal Income Tax Withholding Law

C Affordable Care Act

D Federal Insurance Contributions Act

E Federal Unemployment Tax Act

Question #6

Which of the following acts covers employee pension and welfare plans?

A Employee Retirement Income Security Act

B Age Discrimination in Employment Act

C Federal Insurance Contributions Act

D Affordable Care Act

E Family and Medical Leave Act

Question #7

Which of the following bases for discrimination in employment practices is not covered in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended?

A Religion

B Age

C Sex

D Color

E National origin

Question #8

Which of the following is not a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA)?

A All are provisions of FSLA.

B Sets minimum wage

C Mandates equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender

D Restricts the employment of child labor

E Forbids discrimination in hiring

Question #9

The FLSA requires all employees to be paid weekly or biweekly.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #10

The payroll register is used to provide the information needed to record the payroll entries made in the journal on each payday.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #11

The payroll register is used by employers in preparing Form W-2, the wage and tax statement sent to each employee at year-end.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #12

The hiring notice is a record sent to the Payroll Department so that the new employee can be added to the payroll.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #13

Employers cannot terminate an employee for providing false information on an application form once the employee begins employment.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #14

If an investigative consumer report is being issued, the applicant must be given a written notice that the information obtained will be used in the employment decision.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #15

Pre-hire questions pertaining to religion, gender, national origin, or age are allowed when these factors are bona fide occupational requirements for a job.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #16

Workers’ compensation insurance applies only to work-related injury, illness, or death.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #17

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an employer can substitute an employee’s earned paid leave for any part of the 12-week family leave.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #18

The deadline for an employee to complete and sign Section 1 of Form I-9 is one year from the date of hire.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #19

Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, is completed only by employees who were born outside the United States.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #20

Under federal law, new-hire reporting also applies to newly hired independent contractors.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #21

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employers can exempt the highest paid 10 percent of their workforce from its provisions.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #22

Once vested, workers have the right to receive a pension at retirement age, even if they no longer work for that company.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #23

The information reporting requirements of the Affordable Care Act only involve the filing of each employee’s Form W-2.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #24

Under the Affordable Care Act, all employers are required to provide insurance coverage for all full-time employees.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #25

The FUTA tax paid to the federal government is used to pay benefits to the unemployed workers who qualify for the benefits.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #26

As part of their FMLA, a few states have implemented a paid family leave plan.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #27

Every state imposes state unemployment taxes on employers in their state.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #28

Most employers are faced with two unemployment taxes—federal and state.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #29

Criminal background checks can be used by employers on all job applicants.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #30

FICA taxes are levied upon employers only.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #31

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects virtually all workers, but only to the age of 70.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #32

Employers’ photocopying of new employees’ I-9 documents is not required under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #33

Unions and employment agencies are excluded from coverage under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #34

Those records that are required by the various payroll laws must generally be kept on file for only the current year.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #35

In cases where both federal and state regulations cover the minimum wage for the same employee, the higher of the two rates is always used as the standard minimum wage.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #36

The Federal Income Tax Withholding Law requires that all employment data be kept on file permanently.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #37

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act covers restrictions on the employment of child labor.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #38

The Fair Labor Standards Act sets the current minimum wage at $7.50 per hour.

A TRUE

B FALSE

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