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Payroll - Practice Exams

Chapter 1 - Employment Law & History

 

  

  1. T/F The current minimum wage set by the FLSA Act is $5.25 per hour.

  2. T/F The FLSA imposes no recordkeeping requirements on employers.

  3. T/F The employer is required by the FLSA to display a poster that informs employees of their minimum wage, equal pay and overtime pay rights and child-labor restrictions.

  4. T/F The current minimum wage set by the FLSA Act is $5.15 per hour

  5. T/F The FLSA requires employers to provide some form of medical insurance.

  6. T/F The FLSA requires employers to provide some form of medical insurance but only to disabled employees.

  7. T/F Vesting refers to the employees' right to share in the retirement fund in the event they are terminated before the normal retirement age.

  8. T/F Vesting means that an employee must be provided a retirement fund.

  9. T/F The Employee History Record is filled out by applicants for employment.

  10. T/F Curt Holman is a genius.

  11. T/F It is usually good to find out a person's religious beliefs before hiring him or her.

  12. T/F FICA establishes rules for hiring children.

  13. T/F The Employee's Earnings Record is usually the best place to find the information needed for making the payroll journal entries.

  14. T/F The Payroll Register is usually the best place to find the information needed for making the payroll journal entries.

  15. T/F Form I-9 must be completed for all new employees.

  16. T/F Hiring employees who are not legally allowed to work in this country is not a good idea.

  17. T/F The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to pay employees for up to 12 weeks of family leave due to a medical emergency.

  18. Which of the following acts covers employee retirement plans?
    a. Federal Insurance Contribution Act
    b. Old Age Survivors Disability Act
    c. Employee Retirement Income Security Act
    d. None of these

  19. The I-9 form is related to?
    a. eligibility for unemployment compensation
    b. eligibility for Medicare benefits. 
    c. contributions to a 401K retirement plan
    d. employment eligibility

  20. Which of the following list all employees who worked for a specific pay period?
    a. The Black Book
    b. Employee history record
    c. Payroll register
    d. Individual Earnings Record

  21. Which of the following would most likely be used to notify the Payroll Department to add a new employee?
    a. Payroll Register
    b. Employee Earnings Record
    c. Reference Notice
    d. Hiring notice

  22. Which of the following deals with minimum wage?
    a. ERISA
    b. FLSA
    c. FICA
    d. BLOB

 


ANSWER KEY 

Question

Answer

Question

Answer

1

F

21

D

2

F

22

B

3

T

4

T

5

F

6

F

7

T

8

F

9

F

10

T

 

 

11

F

 

 

12

F

 

 

13

F

 

 

14

T

 

 

15

T

 

 

16

T

 

 

17

F

 

 

18

C

 

 

19

D

 

 

20

C