Class: Labor Issues and Conflict Management

Please help me answering the questions:

QUESTION 1

What is true about the Fair Labor Standards Act as it pertains to independent contractors?

	a.	They are entitled to time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a week
	b.	They are entitled to minimum wage
	c.	Up to 30% of them are actually misclassified employees
	d.	Both a and b

1 points

QUESTION 2

Which of the following is not a factor in the Dept of Labors economic realities test?

	a.	Whether the worker performs a core business function
	b.	Whether the worker hires her own staff and invests in her own tools
	c.	Whether the worker earns at least the federal minimum wage
	d.	Whether the employer exerts control over the relationship

1 points

QUESTION 3

What is a benefit of being an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor?

	Eligibility for overtime compensation
	Compensation & treatment if hurt on the job
	Protected leave for serious health conditions
	All of the above

1 points

QUESTION 4

Which is not a factor in the IRS Common Law Control Test?

	a.	Business expenses controlled by employer
	b.	Amount of Profit / Loss by worker
	c.	Existence of written contracts
	d.	Behavioral factors

1 points

QUESTION 5

Who am I? I come in to work every day, perform the duties in my job description as directed, and often pull some overtime pay.

	a.	Independent Contractor
	b.	Uber driver
	c.	Front line employee
	d.	FIU student

1 points

QUESTION 6

As of December 1, 2016, which of the following is true?

	a.	Overtime must be paid for anyone earning at least $47,476 in annual salary
	b.	The white collar exemption under the FLSA no longer includes an administrative exemption for management related positions
	c.	Companies are required to monitor all employee hours on an hourly basis and pay overtime compensation to every employee who works more than 40 hours in a week
	d.	None of the above

1 points

QUESTION 7

Which of the following makes it MOST likely to find a worker to be an independent contractor?

	a.	The work they conduct is a core business function, for which the business primarily exists
	b.	The organization provides all of the staff / materials / equipment you need to get the job done
	c.	The organization did not have you complete a W-2, but instead completed a 1099 form it uses or independent contractors
	d.	The organization has expressed the result that it would like you to achieve, but it is hands off with the way you go about meeting it, and is not providing you with any resources to get the job done.

1 points

QUESTION 8

A worker your company is using from a temp agency needs to take a few weeks off to care for a family member with a serious health condition, and he has submitted for leave under the Family Medical Leave Act. Which of the following is true?

	a.	He is ineligible for FMLA leave unless he has worked for the organization for at least 12 months and has actually worked at least 1,250 hours in the past year
	b.	He is eligible for FMLA if he has worked at least 12 weeks in the past months for the organization
	c.	He is not eligible for FMLA leave under any circumstance
	d.	He is eligible for leave under the FMLA, but only for certain "family members" - spouse, child, parent

1 points

QUESTION 9

Which of the following is true?

	a.	Companies love to hire independent contractors because they do not have to worry about paying overtime or a minimum wage
	b.	Companies like to use independent contractors because it affords them more control over the work than hiring employees to do it
	c.	Both a and b
	d.	Neither a nor b

1 points

QUESTION 10

Position descriptions should provide the following information:

	a.	Essential functions of a job
	b.	Detailed information about the incumbent (address, phone, etc.)
	c.	Confidential health information
	d.	All of the above