BUS514
Employment Law
Midterms Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key provision of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA)?
- A. Anti-discrimination protections
- B. Minimum wage and overtime pay regulations
- C. Workplace safety standards
- D. Retirement benefits requirements
ANS: B
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, Rationale: The FLSA establishes regulations for minimum
wage, overtime pay, and child labor, but it does not address anti-
discrimination (addressed by other laws like Title VII) or
workplace safety (covered under OSHA).
2. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an eligible
employee may take up to how many weeks of unpaid leave per
year?
- A. 6 weeks
- B. 8 weeks
- C. 12 weeks
- D. 16 weeks
ANS: C
Rationale: The FMLA allows eligible employees to take 12
weeks of unpaid leave for family or medical reasons without
losing their job.
3. Which agency enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964?
- A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- C. Department of Labor (DOL)
- D. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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, ANS: A
Rationale: The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal
laws prohibiting workplace discrimination, including Title VII.
4. Which law governs collective bargaining rights for private-
sector employees?
- A. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- B. National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- C. FLSA
- D. FMLA
ANS: B
Rationale: The NLRA protects the rights of employees to
organize, bargain collectively, and engage in union-related
activities.
5. Which of the following workplace accommodations is
required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
- A. Modifying employee work hours if requested
- B. Creating a new position for disabled employees
- C. Removing essential job functions
- D. Providing accommodations unless they impose an undue
hardship on the employer
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, ANS: D
Rationale: Employers must provide reasonable
accommodations unless doing so would impose significant
difficulty or expense.
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
6. The _______________ prohibits discrimination on the basis
of age for employees aged 40 and older.
ANS: Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Rationale: The ADEA protects employees aged 40 or older
from discrimination in hiring, firing, pay, and other employment
practices.
7. Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees are entitled to
overtime pay at a rate of __________ times their regular hourly
rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
ANS: 1.5 (one-and-a-half)
Rationale: The FLSA mandates overtime pay for non-exempt
employees at a rate of 1.5 times their regular rate.
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Employment Law
Midterms Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key provision of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA)?
- A. Anti-discrimination protections
- B. Minimum wage and overtime pay regulations
- C. Workplace safety standards
- D. Retirement benefits requirements
ANS: B
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, Rationale: The FLSA establishes regulations for minimum
wage, overtime pay, and child labor, but it does not address anti-
discrimination (addressed by other laws like Title VII) or
workplace safety (covered under OSHA).
2. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an eligible
employee may take up to how many weeks of unpaid leave per
year?
- A. 6 weeks
- B. 8 weeks
- C. 12 weeks
- D. 16 weeks
ANS: C
Rationale: The FMLA allows eligible employees to take 12
weeks of unpaid leave for family or medical reasons without
losing their job.
3. Which agency enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964?
- A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- C. Department of Labor (DOL)
- D. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
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, ANS: A
Rationale: The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal
laws prohibiting workplace discrimination, including Title VII.
4. Which law governs collective bargaining rights for private-
sector employees?
- A. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- B. National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- C. FLSA
- D. FMLA
ANS: B
Rationale: The NLRA protects the rights of employees to
organize, bargain collectively, and engage in union-related
activities.
5. Which of the following workplace accommodations is
required under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
- A. Modifying employee work hours if requested
- B. Creating a new position for disabled employees
- C. Removing essential job functions
- D. Providing accommodations unless they impose an undue
hardship on the employer
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, ANS: D
Rationale: Employers must provide reasonable
accommodations unless doing so would impose significant
difficulty or expense.
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
6. The _______________ prohibits discrimination on the basis
of age for employees aged 40 and older.
ANS: Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Rationale: The ADEA protects employees aged 40 or older
from discrimination in hiring, firing, pay, and other employment
practices.
7. Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees are entitled to
overtime pay at a rate of __________ times their regular hourly
rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
ANS: 1.5 (one-and-a-half)
Rationale: The FLSA mandates overtime pay for non-exempt
employees at a rate of 1.5 times their regular rate.
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