Reference no: EM132283176
1. Under ADA, a job offer contingent on passing a medical examination, may be rescinded if:
a. an employer finds a non-disabled candidate to fill the same position.
b. when the position in questions poses a direct threat to the worker’s own health or safety.
c. the employer reads the medical report and feels the candidate will increase medical insurance rates because of pre-existing conditions.
d. never – ADA is very strict about giving everyone an equal opportunity to work
2. Charlotte is a high-performing, full-time, employee who is experiencing issues because she is a caregiver to her husband who has a life-threatening illness. She has been with the large, national, company for 14 months and wants to take a paid leave of absence. FMLA will:
not provide Charlotte with leave time because she needs to have worked for her employer for at least 24 months before being eligible.
provide Charlotte with paid leave for up to 12 weeks once every year, while protecting her job.
provide Charlotte with unpaid leave for up to 12 weeks once every rolling 12-month period, while protecting her job.
provide Charlotte with 12 weeks of unpaid leave time, but the employer is not required to hire her back.
3. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is enforced by:
a. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
b. the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
c. the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
d. the Department of Labor (DOL)
4. A glass ceiling exsists because:
a. women and minorities are no equal partners in the workplace.
b. older employees are unable to reach the highest positions after they turn 4o years old.
c. women and minorities are continually under-represented in management and decision making positions.
d. a woman has not been the president or prime minister of any country in the world.
5. Who is an employee?
Anyone who provides services for a company.
An employee is anyone who is paid for providing their services or goods to your employer.
A person is an employee only if they complete the pre-hiring background check successfully.
Anyone who performs services for your company is your employee if you can control what will be done and how it will be done.
6. Eligible employees must be paid overtime at a rate of:
a. 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour worked in a workweek in excess of the company’s full-time schedule, often 37.5 or 40 hours.
b. 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate except for national holidays which must be paid at 2 times the regular rate.
c. 2 times the employee’s regular rate of pay if they work more than 80 hours every two weeks. This is to discourage employers from scheduling employees for excess hours because the risk of injury and burnout significantly increase with the number of hours worked.
d. 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour worked in a workweek in excess of 40 hours.