BUL 3320 Exam 3 | Verified with 100% Correct Answers
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BUL 3320 Exam 3 | Verified with 100% Correct Answers Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment relationship in the United States. Laissez-faire Which of the following is true of workers' compensation? Workers' compensation is only awarded for injuries resultin...
Before the Industrial Revolution, the doctrine of ____ governed the employment
relationship in the United States.
Laissez-faire
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?
Workers' compensation is only awarded for injuries resulting from the job.
States usually require employers to purchase ____ from private insurance companies or
state funds to cover workers' compensation claims.
Workers' compensation insurance
Which of the following has to be necessarily proved by a claimant pursuing
compensation for an injury, under workers' compensation?
The claimant was harmed by an employment-related injury.
If an employee is injured in an automobile accident while she is driving to an off-
premises restaurant during her personal lunch hour, the injury is _____.
not covered by workers' compensation
Workers' compensation is a(n) ____ remedy.
Exclusive
Which of the following is true of workers' compensation?
A worker who receives workers' compensation cannot sue his employer.
What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation?
The employer can avoid a lawsuit by an injured worker.
Jorge, a fork-lift truck operator for retail chain Hansridges, was injured when the fork-lift
he was operating toppled over. The fork-lift truck was manufactured and maintained by
Ionic Machines Inc. As he was covered by workers' compensation insurance, he could
recover workers' compensation benefits. However, it was later found that the fork-lift
truck was not designed to be used to lift as much weight as Ionic Machines claimed it
could. Which of the following legal rights is Jorge entitled to?
Sue Ionic Machines for damages
In which of these situations can an employee sue an employer to recover employment-
related injuries?
The employer intentionally injures a worker covered under workers' compensation.
, The ____ is federal act enacted in 1970 that promotes safety in the workplace.
OSHA
The OSHA guidelines that set safety rules for specific equipment, procedures, types of
work, unique work conditions, and the like are known as _____.
Specific duty standards
The ____ is an OSHA standard that requires an employer to provide a work
environment free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees.
General duty standard
Which of the following is true of OSHA's general duty standard?
An employer is obliged to provide a work environment that is free from recognized
hazards.
The FLSA applies to _____
Employees engaged in the production of goods for interstate commerce.
The ___ forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods
produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.
FLSA
According to the Department of Labor, children under the age of 14 can only be
employed as ____.
newspaper deliverers
Which of the following is true of child labor regulations adopted by the Department of
Labor?
Children employed in agriculture have no time or work restriction.
Who among the following are exempt from child labor restrictions in the United States?
Children employed in the performing arts
Which of the following is true of the federal minimum wage?
Managerial employees are not subject to minimum wage requirements.
Which of the following acts establishes minimum wage and overtime pay requirements
for workers in the USA?
FLSA
Which of the following is true of minimum wages in the U.S.?
States can enact laws that set minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage.
Overtime pay is ____ times that of the regular pay of an employee.
One and a half
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