ASA EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
False - Correct Answers -T or F: In employee leasing, a service that offers human
resource outsourcing, the leasing firm assumes the legal but not the administrative
responsibilities of an employer for certain functions.
False - Correct Answers -T or F: Staffing firms may terminate employees due to their
union activities.
False - Correct Answers -T or F: Compared with matters litigated in court, arbitration is
a costly, time-consuming means to resolving employment-related disputes.
C. - Correct Answers -In which of the following scenarios will the government most likely
treat the client as the responsible employer under the ACA?
A. A temporary employee completes an assignment for a client in the middle of a week
and the staffing firm assigns the employee to another, unrelated, client for the
remainder of the week.
B. The temporary employee's contract is terminated due to work performance issues.
C. The staffing firm and the client divide an employee's weekly hours so each entity's
records do not reflect that the employee is working full time.
D. The client has only budgeted for temporary employees to work during summer
months.
B. - Correct Answers -Jerry was an employee of FedCo when he was called to active
duty by the U.S. Army. Jerry was released from active duty three years later. How long
does Jerry have to apply for reemployment with FedCo under the federal Uniformed
Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act?
· A. 60 days
· B. 90 days
· C. 30 days
· D. None of the above
True - Correct Answers -T or F: Federal law allows for compulsory retirement if, among
other things, the employee is entitled to an annual retirement benefit of at least $44,000.
C. - Correct Answers -If an employee receives subsidized coverage through a public
exchange because the employer's plan is unaffordable or does not provide "minimum
value," the employer would be subject to a penalty in 2016 of
, · A. $167 per month with respect to that employee
· B. $2,000 annually on all full-time employees
· C. $270 per month with respect to that employee
· D. None of the above
C. - Correct Answers -The Equal Pay Act of 1963
· A. Requires that black and white employees performing jobs that call for substantially
equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and that are performed under similar working
conditions, be paid equally
· B. Applies only to employers that have government contracts in excess of $50,000
· C. Applies only to certain wage differentials based on employees' sex
· D. Prohibits employers from permitting sexual harassment of their employees
· E. All of the above
B. - Correct Answers -The USCIS considers how many years of training, experience, or
both to be equivalent to one year of university study?
· A. Two
· B. Three
· C. Four
· D. One
False - Correct Answers -T or F: Staffing arrangements may be used by clients to avoid
having to comply with EEO laws.
Yes. - Correct Answers -Under the per diem regulations are tips given to hotel staff
classified as "incidental expenses"?
· A. No
· B. Yes
False - Correct Answers -T or F: In all states, a staffing firm's client may not be held
liable for the payment of workers' compensation benefits if the staffing firm has agreed
to provide workers' compensation coverage.
B. - Correct Answers -Generally, if two equally qualified persons apply for a position, the
staffing firm lawfully may
· A. Choose the female applicant over the male applicant because it has already
referred several male employees to that client
· B. Choose the applicant who is a relative or friend
· C. Choose the female applicant over a male applicant because she is more attractive
· D. Choose the younger applicant because the employer will get more years of service
· E. None of the above
B. - Correct Answers -Which of the following is not part of the ASA code of ethics and
good practices?
· A. Staffing firms must encourage employee efforts to upgrade their skills
· B. Staffing firms must offer benefits to all workers
ANSWERS
False - Correct Answers -T or F: In employee leasing, a service that offers human
resource outsourcing, the leasing firm assumes the legal but not the administrative
responsibilities of an employer for certain functions.
False - Correct Answers -T or F: Staffing firms may terminate employees due to their
union activities.
False - Correct Answers -T or F: Compared with matters litigated in court, arbitration is
a costly, time-consuming means to resolving employment-related disputes.
C. - Correct Answers -In which of the following scenarios will the government most likely
treat the client as the responsible employer under the ACA?
A. A temporary employee completes an assignment for a client in the middle of a week
and the staffing firm assigns the employee to another, unrelated, client for the
remainder of the week.
B. The temporary employee's contract is terminated due to work performance issues.
C. The staffing firm and the client divide an employee's weekly hours so each entity's
records do not reflect that the employee is working full time.
D. The client has only budgeted for temporary employees to work during summer
months.
B. - Correct Answers -Jerry was an employee of FedCo when he was called to active
duty by the U.S. Army. Jerry was released from active duty three years later. How long
does Jerry have to apply for reemployment with FedCo under the federal Uniformed
Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act?
· A. 60 days
· B. 90 days
· C. 30 days
· D. None of the above
True - Correct Answers -T or F: Federal law allows for compulsory retirement if, among
other things, the employee is entitled to an annual retirement benefit of at least $44,000.
C. - Correct Answers -If an employee receives subsidized coverage through a public
exchange because the employer's plan is unaffordable or does not provide "minimum
value," the employer would be subject to a penalty in 2016 of
, · A. $167 per month with respect to that employee
· B. $2,000 annually on all full-time employees
· C. $270 per month with respect to that employee
· D. None of the above
C. - Correct Answers -The Equal Pay Act of 1963
· A. Requires that black and white employees performing jobs that call for substantially
equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and that are performed under similar working
conditions, be paid equally
· B. Applies only to employers that have government contracts in excess of $50,000
· C. Applies only to certain wage differentials based on employees' sex
· D. Prohibits employers from permitting sexual harassment of their employees
· E. All of the above
B. - Correct Answers -The USCIS considers how many years of training, experience, or
both to be equivalent to one year of university study?
· A. Two
· B. Three
· C. Four
· D. One
False - Correct Answers -T or F: Staffing arrangements may be used by clients to avoid
having to comply with EEO laws.
Yes. - Correct Answers -Under the per diem regulations are tips given to hotel staff
classified as "incidental expenses"?
· A. No
· B. Yes
False - Correct Answers -T or F: In all states, a staffing firm's client may not be held
liable for the payment of workers' compensation benefits if the staffing firm has agreed
to provide workers' compensation coverage.
B. - Correct Answers -Generally, if two equally qualified persons apply for a position, the
staffing firm lawfully may
· A. Choose the female applicant over the male applicant because it has already
referred several male employees to that client
· B. Choose the applicant who is a relative or friend
· C. Choose the female applicant over a male applicant because she is more attractive
· D. Choose the younger applicant because the employer will get more years of service
· E. None of the above
B. - Correct Answers -Which of the following is not part of the ASA code of ethics and
good practices?
· A. Staffing firms must encourage employee efforts to upgrade their skills
· B. Staffing firms must offer benefits to all workers
