BUS/415 Unit 4 Quiz — FLSA Wage and Hour

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An employer pays a worker for 35 hours one week and 45 the next, averaging them to avoid overtime. This is:

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A. Unlawful, because overtime is computed on each fixed, recurring workweek separately and weeks may not be averaged

B. Lawful, because the two-week average is below 40 hours per week

C. Lawful only if the employee agreed to the arrangement in writing

D. Lawful if the employer offers compensatory time instead

An employee titled 'Assistant Manager' is paid a salary above the threshold, but spends roughly 90% of her time running a register and stocking shelves, supervises no one, and has no input on hiring. She is most likely:

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A. Non-exempt, because the duties test looks at actual primary duties rather than job title

B. Exempt, because she is paid on a salary basis above the threshold

C. Exempt under the administrative exemption because retail is a business operation

D. Exempt because her title includes the word 'Manager'

A non-exempt employee regularly works an extra hour after clocking out to finish reports. His supervisor knows and says nothing. Under the FLSA:

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A. The time is compensable, because hours worked includes time the employer suffers or permits to be worked and knows or should know about

B. The time is not compensable because he clocked out first

C. The time is not compensable because the overtime was unauthorized

D. The time is compensable only if he submits a written request within the same pay period

A non-exempt employee earns $20/hour plus a non-discretionary production bonus. When computing her overtime rate, the employer must:

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A. Include the non-discretionary bonus in the regular rate by allocating it across hours worked before applying the 1.5 multiplier

B. Use the $20 base rate alone, since bonuses are always excluded

C. Exclude the bonus but add a flat 10% premium to the base rate

D. Pay overtime only on hours exceeding eight in a single day

A state's minimum wage is $15.00 per hour while the federal minimum is $7.25. The employer must pay:

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A. $15.00, because where federal and state standards differ the more protective standard governs

B. $7.25, because federal law preempts conflicting state wage law

C. The average of the two rates

D. $7.25, unless the employee is covered by a collective bargaining agreement

The FLSA statute of limitations for a wage claim is:

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A. Two years, extended to three years for willful violations

B. One year from the date of the last violation in all cases

C. Three years in all cases regardless of willfulness

D. Three hundred days from the date of the violation

Which of the following does the FLSA NOT require of private employers? (Select all that apply.)

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A. Paid vacation or holidays

B. Paid sick leave

C. Severance pay upon termination

D. Premium pay merely for weekend or night work

E. Overtime at 1.5x for non-exempt hours beyond 40 in a workweek

Explain the three requirements for a white collar exemption under the FLSA and why job title is irrelevant to the analysis.

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Explain when meal periods and on-call time are compensable under the FLSA, and give one original example of each that would and would not require payment.

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