Question

1/ In 1970 Congress enacted the ________________________ Act to promote safety in the workplace.

Group of answer choices

Family and Medical Leave

Occupational Safety and Health

Federal Insurance Contributions

Fair Labor Standards

2/ Which of the following areas of employment law are addressed by the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Group of answer choices

Child labor

Overtime pay.

All of these areas are addressed by FLSA.

Minimum wage.

3/ If an employer is aware of incidents of racial harassment on the job and does nothing to remedy the situation, the employer itself may be liable. In which of the following cases was this principle applied?

Group of answer choices

NLRB v. Starbucks

Waldo v. Consumers Energy Corporation

Lechmere v. NLRB

Bennett v. Nucor Corporation

4/ If an employer discriminates against hispanics in making hiring, pay and promotion decisions the employer may be liable for

Group of answer choices

harassment.

race discrimination.

gender discrimination.

national origin discrimination.

5/ Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) an employer cannot discriminate

Group of answer choices

in favor of workers or potential employees over the age of 50.

All of these statements are true.

against workers or potential employees under the age of 40.

against workers or potential employees over the age of 40.

6/ Employers may adopt a(n) _____________________ plan providing that certain groups will be given to minorities and ethnic groups if the plan is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling interest.

Group of answer choices

retaliation

affirmative action

payment

reverse discrimination

Answer 1

In 1970 Congress enacted the Occupation Safety and Health Act to promote safety in the workplace. It was on December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed into law this act.

• Family and Medical Leave Act was enacted in 1993 and it relates to providing job-protected and unpaid leave to employees on the grounds of qualified health and family reasons by the employers
• Federal Insurance Contributions Act is a law related to payroll tax on the paychecks of employees as well as a contribution from employers to raise funds for Social Security and Medicare payments
• Fair Labor Standards Act was enacted in 1938 which establishes law pertaining to minimum wages, overtime pay, Child labor standards etc. for labor employed under both private and public sectors.