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Employment Law explores the legal framework governing the relationship between employers and employees. This course examines key topics such as hiring practices, workplace discrimination, wage and hour laws, employee rights, wrongful termination, labor unions, health and safety regulations, and the enforcement of employment contracts. Students will analyze federal and state statutes, notable case law, and regulatory policies that shape the modern workplace, developing a comprehensive understanding of both employer obligations and employee protections in a variety of sectors.
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Employee Benefits A Primer for Human Resource Professionals 5th Edition by Joseph J. Martocchio
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Chapter 1: Introducing Employee Benefits
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Q1) Employees are most likely to endorse benefits that fulfill their needs. (Basic Design Considerations for Discretionary Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)permits employees which of the following?
(The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)
A)12 work weeks of paid leave during any 12-month period
B)10 work weeks of paid leave during any 12-month period
C)12 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period
D)10 work weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period
Answer: C
Q3) Protection programs provide health benefits. (Health Protection Programs)
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Psychology and Economics of Employee Benefits
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Q1) Economies of scale refers to the lower amount of co-pay required of employees in a large company as opposed to those in a small company. (Cost Advantage)
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Psychological contracts do not develop and change over time. (Psychological Contracts)
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) In most cases employees do not give up anything to get benefits because they are "free-add-ons" in a compensation package. (Who Pays for Benefits?)
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Regulating Employee Benefits
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Q1) The Equal Pay Act is an amendment to ERISA and is designed to insure that women and men receive equal pay for equal work. (The Equal Pay Act of 1963)
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces the ADEA. (The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA))
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Companies can follow which schedules to grant full vesting for their employees? (Title I: Protection of Employee Rights)
A)Cliff and graduated
B)Cliff or gradual
C)Standard and gradual
D)Graduated and standard
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans
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Q1) Which one of these is not a defined contribution plan? (Types of Defined Contribution Plans)
A)Cash balance plan
B)ESOPs
C)SIMPLE
D)Profit sharing
Q2) According to the US Department of the Treasury,qualified retirement plans must cover at least 50 employees or at least 40% of the employer's workforce. (Qualified Plans)
A)True
B)False
Q3) This type of hybrid plan is based on income and years of service,uses individual accounts,passes the IRS's cross-testing rules and the total benefits are based on the investment performance of the plan's assets. (Target Benefit Plans)
A)Target benefit plan
B)Money purchase plan
C)Age-weighted profit sharing plan
D)Cash balance plan
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Chapter 5: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Programs
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Q1) Health insurance became part of the Social Security Act of 1935 during the Great depression of the 1930s. (Origins of Health Insurance Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Q2) Canada,as opposed to the US,has a single-payer health care system. (Defining and Exploring Health Insurance Programs)
A)True
B)False
Q3) Formularies are lists of drugs proven to be clinically appropriate and cost effective. (Prescription Drug Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Q4) Fee-for-service plans pay expenses according to a schedule of usual,customary and reasonable charges. (Surgical Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the various FASB rulings associated with retiree health insurance. (Retiree Health Care Benefits)
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Chapter 6: Employer-Sponsored Disability Insurance,life Insurance,and
Workers Compensation Programs
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Q1) When paying permanent partial disability benefits,for unscheduled injuries,this approach bases the amount on the physical or mental loss associated with the injury to a bodily function. (Disability Income)
A)Dismemberment
B)Loss of wage-earning capacity
C)Wage-loss
D)Impairment
Q2) When an employee files a lawsuit claiming retaliatory action,the employer possesses the burden of proof. (Retaliation against Workers Who Filed Workers' Compensation Claims)
A)True
B)False
Q3) Under a universal life insurance plan,policy holders can shift money between the insurance and savings components of the policy. (Universal Life Insurance)
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the main characteristics of long term disability insurance? (Long-Term Disability Insurance Programs)
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Chapter 7: Government-Mandated Social Security Programs
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Q1) This Medicare program offers voluntary supplemental medical insurance. (Medicare Part B Coverage)
A)Medicare Part B
B)Medicare Part A
C)Medicare Advantage
D)Medicare Part C
Q2) The Social Security Administration increases retirement benefits by a designated percentage for each month worked beyond full retirement until age 70. (Old-Age Benefits,Eligibility Criteria)
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 2011,more than 55 million Americans were expected to receive Social Security benefits. (OASDI and Medicare)
A)True
B)False
Q4) The net job gains between March to June 2011 offset the net job losses during the 2007-2009 recession. (Unemployment Insurance)
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Paid Time-Off and Flexible Work Schedules
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Q1) The minimum wage provisions of FSLA require employers to compensate nonexempt employees for on-call time. (On-Call Time)
A)True
B)False
Q2) Under the Jury System Improvement Act,being paid to serve on a jury in federal cases,is a protected right. (Jury Duty and Witness Duty Leaves)
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is true about floating holidays? (Holidays)
A)Can be used to observe other holidays only
B)Can be used to observe other holidays, to extend vacation time and to extend sick leave
C)Can be used to observe other holidays, not to extend vacation time, but to extend sick leave
D)Can be used to observe other holidays, to extend vacation time, but not to extend sick leave
Q4) Give a brief overview of the characteristics of personal leave. (Personal Leave)
Q5) What are the basic characteristics of flexible scheduling? (Flexible Scheduling)
Q6) List the most common paid time off practices. (Paid Time-Off Practices)
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Chapter 9: Accommodation and Enhancement Benefits
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Q1) Employees may judge participation negatively in all but which of these? (Procedures for Employee Participation in EAPs)
A)Some employees may mistrust employer sponsorship of EAPs
B)A number of employees may hold the view that personal problems are just that-problems not to be shared in the workplace
C)Some employees may simply feel strong shame about their problems to the point of denial
D)There is strong employee initiative about EAP programs
Q2) Which of the following is not an example of a personal problem covered under EAP programs? (Employee Assistance Programs)
A)Drug abuse
B)Domestic violence
C)Depression
D)Vacation buy back
Q3) Employers and employees receive tax benefits on weight-control and nutrition programs. (Weight-Control and Nutrition Programs)
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Managing the Employee-Benefits System
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Q1) Longer waiting periods is one way companies try to reduce the cost of benefits. (Managing the Costs of Employee Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Q2) Interactive phone systems are not a tool used by organizations to communicate benefits information. (The "Good Business Sense" of Benefits Communication)
A)True B)False
Q3) Satisfying nondiscrimination rules permits plan participants to take tax deductions for qualified benefits. (Nondiscrimination Rules)
A)True
B)False
Q4) Insurers use retrospective utilization reviews to determine that all treatment claims were legitimate. (Utilization Reviews)
A)True B)False
Q5) Briefly discuss the information that summary plan descriptions must provide. (Summary Plan Description)
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Chapter 11: Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans for Executives
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Q1) Nonqualified retirement plans for executives are generally divided into these two broad classes. (Nonqualified Retirement Plans for Executives)
A)Top hat plans and supplemental executive retirement plans
B)Excess benefit plans and supplemental executive retirement plans
C)Offset benefit plans and supplemental executive retirement plans
D)Target benefit plans and supplemental executive retirement plans
Q2) Discount stocks are similar to which one of the following? (Discount Stock Options)
A)Incentive stock options
B)Phantom stocks
C)Nonstatutory stock options
D)Restricted stocks
Q3) Excess benefits plans can only be funded plans. (Excess Benefit Plans)
A)True
B)False
Q4) Excess benefit plans generally have longer vesting periods than SERPs. (Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERPs))
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Global Employee Benefits at a Glance
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Q1) Argentina offers 14 days of paid vacation for employees with less than 2 years seniority. (Argentina,Paid Time-Off Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Q2) South African law grants "family responsibility leave" to employees who have worked for at least 4 months. (South Africa,Paid Time-Off Benefits)
A)True
B)False
Q3) In South Korea,pursuant to the National Health Insurance Act as of July 1,2001 and as of 2004,what percentage of the premium has been set as from the subscriber's standard monthly salary for employer and employee contributions? (South Korea,Health Benefits)
A)2%
B)2.3%
C)5.08%
D)5.23%
Q4) Japanese employers do not grant military leave. (Japan,Paid Time-Off Benefits)
A)True
B)False
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