What tax act levies a tax on employers to pay state and federal administrative expenses of the unemployment program?

a. Federal Wage and Hour Law

b. Federal Unemployment Tax Act

c. Workers' Compensation Laws

d. Federal Income Tax Act

e. Estate Unemployment Tax Acts

Under the FLSA, regular rate of pay does not include:

a. vacation pay.

b. earned bonuses.

c. overtime pay.

d. severance pay.

e. All of these choices are considered wages.

Which of the following is a provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?

a. Sets up minimum wage

b. Allows discrimination in hiring

c. Tax on net earnings of self-employed individuals

d. Separate tax on employees and employers

e. All are provisions of the FLSA.

Under the Equal Pay Act:

a. employers must pay a married male a higher wage rate than a single female if both are performing equal work.

b. if there is an unlawful pay differential, employers may reduce the higher rate to equal the lower rate.

c. wage differentials based on a seniority system are allowed.

d. white-collar workers are exempt from its requirements.

e. None of these choices are correct.

Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, is required due to which of the following acts:

a. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

b. Civil Rights Act of 1964

c. Americans with Disabilities Act

d. Age Discrimination in Employment Act

e. None of these choices are correct.

Which of the following levies a graduated tax on the earnings of most employees and is deducted from their gross pay?

a. Federal Unemployment Tax Act

b. Fair Labor Standards Act

c. Employee Retirement Income Security Act

d. Federal Insurance Contributions Act

e. Income tax withholding laws

In January 2019, the minimum hourly wage was:

a.$9.35.

b.$10.00.

c.$8.15.

d.$12.15.

e. None of these choices are correct.

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ANSWERS 1 c Workers Compensation Laws Workers compensation laws protect people who become injured or disabled while working at their jobs Some laws also protect employers and fellow workers by limitin... View the full answer