Question 1

The Family and Medical Leave Act applies to employees the moment they begin employment.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act only applies to employees who have worked for their employer for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the previous year before requesting leave under the act.

Question 2

The United States Department of Labor permits employers to pay less than the minimum wage to students and apprentices.

Accepted Answer

The United States Department of Labor allows certain employers to pay students and apprentices less than the minimum wage under specific conditions, such as if they are learning a skill that will eventually lead to higher-paying work. This is known as a subminimum wage. However, it is not permitted for all employers and all types of work.

Question 3

An employee that takes leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act must be given his or her exact same position back when they return from leave.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires that employees be restored to the same or an equivalent position, not necessarily the exact same position.

Question 4

To be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),an employee must have worked for the employer for at least 1 year and have performed more than 1,250 hours of service during the previous 12-month period.

Accepted Answer

This is the correct requirement for coverage under the FMLA.

Question 5

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act,covered employers are required to provide up to ten weeks of leave for the care of a spouse,child,or parent with a serious health problem.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act requires covered employers to provide up to twelve weeks of leave, not ten weeks, for the care of a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health problem.

Question 6

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked.

Accepted Answer

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does indeed require that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked. However, there are some exceptions to this requirement, such as for certain tipped employees and workers with disabilities. Additionally, some states have their own minimum wage laws that may set a higher minimum wage than the federal standard.

Question 7

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act,any leave required to be provided by employers is unpaid.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act only requires employers to provide unpaid leave for specified medical and family reasons.

Question 8

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,an employer cannot require non-exempt employees to work more than 40 hours per week unless they are paid overtime pay of one-and-a-half times their regular pay for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours that week.

Accepted Answer

This is a true statement. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for employees in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. Non-exempt employees must be paid overtime at a rate of one-and-a-half times their regular hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

Question 9

A serious health condition that makes an employee unable to perform his or her duties is a situation covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for certain family and medical reasons, including a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform their job duties.

Question 10

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,an employer may reduce the minimum wage by an amount equal to the reasonable cost of food and lodging provided to employees.

Accepted Answer

According to Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers are allowed to include the reasonable cost of board, lodging, or other facilities as part of an employee's wage, as long as it does not reduce the minimum wage below the federal or state minimum wage.

Question 11

The birth of and care for a child is a situation covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for qualifying reasons, including the birth of a child and care for a newborn child.

Question 12

Care for a spouse,child,or parent with a serious health problem is not a situation covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act does cover care for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health problem, as well as the employee's own serious health condition.

Question 13

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,if an employee works 50 hours one week and 30 hours the next week,the employer owes no overtime pay,since the employee averaged 40 hours per week during the two-week period.

Accepted Answer

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime pay is required for any hours worked over 40 in a single workweek. The fact that the two-week period averages out to 40 hours per week does not eliminate the employer's obligation to pay overtime for the 10 hours worked in the first week. Therefore, the statement given in the question is false.

Question 14

Twelve (12)states have enacted minimum wage laws that set minimum wages at a rate higher than the federal rate.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

State minimum wage amounts must be set at the same rate as the federal minimum wage rate.

Accepted Answer

States are allowed to set their own minimum wage rates, which may be higher than the federal minimum wage rate. However, if a state's minimum wage rate is lower than the federal minimum wage rate, the higher federal rate applies.

Question 16

Dru is a secretary working full-time at an hourly rate from 8:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.,with a one-hour unpaid lunch.On Monday,her boss asks her to stay late and complete a report,which takes her two hours.Pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act,regardless of her schedule for the remainder of the week,Dru is entitled to be paid overtime for those two hours.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,for purposes of overtime,each week is treated separately,even within the same pay period.

Accepted Answer

According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime is calculated on a weekly basis, regardless of whether the pay period is weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. Each week is treated separately for overtime purposes, which means that an employee may work overtime during one week and not during another week within the same pay period.

Question 18

The federal minimum wage is set by the United States Department of Labor and can be changed.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The Fair Labor Standards Act applies to private,but not public,employers.

Accepted Answer

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to both private and public employers.

Question 20

The placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care is not a situation covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Accepted Answer

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does cover the placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care, allowing eligible employees to take leave for such situations.

Quiz 35: Labor, Worker Protection, Employment, and Immigration Law