CMOM Modules 1 and 2 Test Questions
with Answers
Requirements for executive employees to be exempt - Answer-1)compensation-salary
not less than $455/wk
2)primary duty-managing the enterprise or a dept/subdivision of the enterprise
3)must direct the work of at least 2 or more employees
4)authority to hire or fire
Requirements for administrative employees to be exempt - Answer-1) compensation-
salary not less that $455/wk
2) primary duty-performance of office/non-manual work related to management or
business operations
3)includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgement in matters of
significance
Examples of administrative employees - Answer--Admin assistants
-personnel directors
-office managers
-laboratory supervisors
Requirements of professional employees to be exempt - Answer-1)compensation-salary
of at least $455/wk
2)primary duty-must require advanced knowledge, predominantly intellectual, and
consistent use of discretion and judgement
3)advanced knowledge must be in a field of science or learning
4)advanced knowledge must be acquired by a prolonged course of specialized
instruction
Examples of Professional employees - Answer--Physicians
-RN
-Certified Medical Techs
-PA
-Speech Pathologists
-Physical Therapists
Non-exempt employee - Answer-defined as an employee who will meet the
requirements to receive overtime pay
Examples of non-exempt employees - Answer--LPN
-Nurses Aide
-Lab Tech or Assistant
, -Clerical Worker
-Orderly
-Food Service
-Janitorial
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer-Enacted to protect the rights of employees from unfair
discrimination due to race, color, creed, national origin, sex or religion
Governmental or private employers with 15 or more employees - Answer-Who the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 applies to
Age Discrimination Act - Answer-This law protects the rights of persons 40 years of age
or older.
The Immigration Reform Act - Answer-This law is to ensure that businesses verify the
right of an employee to work in the U.S.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Answer-This law was enacted to forbid pay differences to
employees based on sex for the same job duties
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer-This act requires that an employee be able to
request accommodation according to the law and for business to make "reasonable
accommodations" to avoid discrimination against individuals with physical or mental
disabilities
-enacted on July 26 1990
Delegation - Answer-the most effective time management tool
Handling Mail - TRAF - Answer-T- Toss it in the trash
R- Refer or delegate it to someone else
A- Act on it Yourself
F-File it immediately
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Answer--Requires employers to keep records on
wages and hours worked
-provides for an established minimum wage
-provides for regulated child labor
-established overtime pay
-enacted in 1938
Workweek as defined by FLSA - Answer-168 hours during 7 consecutive 24 hour
periods
Comp time - Answer-Under FLSA, this is not allowed in non-public sector jobs (only
allowed in SOME public sector jobs, such as a government agency)
with Answers
Requirements for executive employees to be exempt - Answer-1)compensation-salary
not less than $455/wk
2)primary duty-managing the enterprise or a dept/subdivision of the enterprise
3)must direct the work of at least 2 or more employees
4)authority to hire or fire
Requirements for administrative employees to be exempt - Answer-1) compensation-
salary not less that $455/wk
2) primary duty-performance of office/non-manual work related to management or
business operations
3)includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgement in matters of
significance
Examples of administrative employees - Answer--Admin assistants
-personnel directors
-office managers
-laboratory supervisors
Requirements of professional employees to be exempt - Answer-1)compensation-salary
of at least $455/wk
2)primary duty-must require advanced knowledge, predominantly intellectual, and
consistent use of discretion and judgement
3)advanced knowledge must be in a field of science or learning
4)advanced knowledge must be acquired by a prolonged course of specialized
instruction
Examples of Professional employees - Answer--Physicians
-RN
-Certified Medical Techs
-PA
-Speech Pathologists
-Physical Therapists
Non-exempt employee - Answer-defined as an employee who will meet the
requirements to receive overtime pay
Examples of non-exempt employees - Answer--LPN
-Nurses Aide
-Lab Tech or Assistant
, -Clerical Worker
-Orderly
-Food Service
-Janitorial
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer-Enacted to protect the rights of employees from unfair
discrimination due to race, color, creed, national origin, sex or religion
Governmental or private employers with 15 or more employees - Answer-Who the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 applies to
Age Discrimination Act - Answer-This law protects the rights of persons 40 years of age
or older.
The Immigration Reform Act - Answer-This law is to ensure that businesses verify the
right of an employee to work in the U.S.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Answer-This law was enacted to forbid pay differences to
employees based on sex for the same job duties
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer-This act requires that an employee be able to
request accommodation according to the law and for business to make "reasonable
accommodations" to avoid discrimination against individuals with physical or mental
disabilities
-enacted on July 26 1990
Delegation - Answer-the most effective time management tool
Handling Mail - TRAF - Answer-T- Toss it in the trash
R- Refer or delegate it to someone else
A- Act on it Yourself
F-File it immediately
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Answer--Requires employers to keep records on
wages and hours worked
-provides for an established minimum wage
-provides for regulated child labor
-established overtime pay
-enacted in 1938
Workweek as defined by FLSA - Answer-168 hours during 7 consecutive 24 hour
periods
Comp time - Answer-Under FLSA, this is not allowed in non-public sector jobs (only
allowed in SOME public sector jobs, such as a government agency)
