C233 HRM 3100
Employment Law
Final Assessment (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic
under most employment discrimination laws?
- A. Race
- B. Gender
- C. Job performance
- D. Religion
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, - ANS: C. Job performance
- Rationale: Employment discrimination laws typically
protect characteristics such as race, gender, and religion, but job
performance is not a protected characteristic.
2. What is the primary purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA)?
- A. To regulate workplace safety
- B. To establish minimum wage and overtime pay standards
- C. To provide unemployment benefits
- D. To enforce anti-discrimination laws
- ANS: B. To establish minimum wage and overtime pay
standards
- Rationale: The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime
pay standards, and child labor regulations.
3. Which of the following is a key element of a valid
employment contract?
- A. Employee's job satisfaction
- B. Mutual agreement between employer and employee
- C. Employee's performance review
- D. Employer's financial status
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, - ANS: B. Mutual agreement between employer and employee
- Rationale: A valid employment contract requires mutual
agreement between the employer and employee, along with other
elements such as consideration and legality.
4. What is the main objective of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act (OSHA)?
- A. To provide health insurance to employees
- B. To ensure safe and healthy working conditions
- C. To regulate employee benefits
- D. To enforce wage and hour laws
- ANS: B. To ensure safe and healthy working conditions
- Rationale: OSHA aims to ensure safe and healthy working
conditions by setting and enforcing standards and providing
training, outreach, education, and assistance.
5. Which of the following is an example of a reasonable
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA)?
- A. Providing a higher salary
- B. Modifying work schedules
- C. Offering additional vacation days
- D. Increasing job responsibilities
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Employment Law
Final Assessment (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic
under most employment discrimination laws?
- A. Race
- B. Gender
- C. Job performance
- D. Religion
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, - ANS: C. Job performance
- Rationale: Employment discrimination laws typically
protect characteristics such as race, gender, and religion, but job
performance is not a protected characteristic.
2. What is the primary purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA)?
- A. To regulate workplace safety
- B. To establish minimum wage and overtime pay standards
- C. To provide unemployment benefits
- D. To enforce anti-discrimination laws
- ANS: B. To establish minimum wage and overtime pay
standards
- Rationale: The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime
pay standards, and child labor regulations.
3. Which of the following is a key element of a valid
employment contract?
- A. Employee's job satisfaction
- B. Mutual agreement between employer and employee
- C. Employee's performance review
- D. Employer's financial status
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, - ANS: B. Mutual agreement between employer and employee
- Rationale: A valid employment contract requires mutual
agreement between the employer and employee, along with other
elements such as consideration and legality.
4. What is the main objective of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act (OSHA)?
- A. To provide health insurance to employees
- B. To ensure safe and healthy working conditions
- C. To regulate employee benefits
- D. To enforce wage and hour laws
- ANS: B. To ensure safe and healthy working conditions
- Rationale: OSHA aims to ensure safe and healthy working
conditions by setting and enforcing standards and providing
training, outreach, education, and assistance.
5. Which of the following is an example of a reasonable
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA)?
- A. Providing a higher salary
- B. Modifying work schedules
- C. Offering additional vacation days
- D. Increasing job responsibilities
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