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