Section 2: Federal And State Wage-hour Laws

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  • 1. 
    The FLSA always overrides any state wage-hour law
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 2. 
    The basic unit for determining the proper wages due employees is the workweek
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 3. 
    Hospital workers are covered by the FLSA regardless of the hospitals annual volume of revenue
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 4. 
    The job title is a strong factor in determining wheter an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 5. 
    Employers that enter into an agreement with their employees is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime provision of the FLSA
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 6. 
    FLSA wages include the fair market value of facilities such as board and lodging
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 7. 
    The FLSA requires overtime pay at 1 1/2 times the employees regular hourly rate of pay
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 8. 
    The FLSA requires overtime pay for hours worked on Sunday
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 9. 
    Employers are required by the FLSA to give rest periods to employees
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 10. 
    Time spent by employees during bona fide meal periods is considered working time
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 11. 
    The FLSA requires employers to pay employees for hours not worked because of illness
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 12. 
    The FLSA does not require that an employees preliminary and postliminary activities be counted as time worked
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 13. 
    To determine gross earnings, the total overtime earnings are subtracted from the total regular earnings
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 14. 
    The FLSA is commonly known as the Federal Wage-Hour Law
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 15. 
    Sharon works in Oregon where the minimum hourly wage is $8.40. At the time, Sharon must be paid at least the federal minimum hourly wage of $7.25 if she is covered by both the state wage-hour law and the FLSA
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 16. 
    Mom and pop shops whose only employees are immediate family members are excluded from coverage under the FLSA
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 17. 
    Exempt employees do not have to be paid the required minimum wage or overtime payments.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 18. 
    The Portal to Portal Act of 1947 generally states that travel time spent commuting from home to work and work to home is not considered compensable work time
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 19. 
    Seamen working foreign ships are fully exempt from the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime requirements.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 20. 
    Taxicab drivers are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 21. 
    For a 40 hour workweek, Paul is paid $270. This is a violation of the FLSA
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 22. 
    Wages other than cash are included in the minimum wage calculation if the primarily benefit the employer
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 23. 
    The FLSA requires employers to pay tipped employees a cash wage of $2.13 per hour
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 24. 
    For the purpose of determining whether the minimum wage has been paid, service charges automatically added to a customers bill are classified as tips
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 25. 
    A mechanic must be reimbursed for the cost of laundering his work clothes if the clothes are required by the employer.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

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