36. An employee who earns $10 an hour and receives a weekly attendance award of $20 works 50 hours this week (Overtime pay is required, whether or not the employer specifically asked or expected the employee to work more than 40 hours). His/her total compensation for the week will be: 
A. $550.00.
B. $557.50.
C. $570.00.
D. $577.50.
E. $505.00.

37. Which of the following statements is true about the FLSA requirements of employee overtime payment? 
A. The overtime rate is one and a half times the employee’s hourly rate, excluding any bonuses or piece-rate payments.
B. Time worked includes only hours spent on production or sales, but not on activities such as attending required classes, cleaning up the work site, etc.
C. Overtime must be paid whether or not the employer specifically asked or expected the employee to work the extra hours.
D. Employers must pay higher wages for work that goes beyond 48 hours per week.
E. Most workers paid on an hourly basis are exempt and therefore subject to the laws governing overtime pay.

38. Which of the following is true about the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? 
A. The overtime rate under the FLSA is two and a half times the employee’s hourly rate.
B. It requires federal contractors to pay “prevailing wage rates.”
C. It permits a subminimum training wage equal to 95 percent of the minimum wage.
D. Nonexempt employees are covered by FLSA and include most hourly workers.
E. Under the FLSA, executive, professional, and administrative employees are considered nonexempt employees.

39. Under the FLSA, executive, professional, administrative, and highly compensated _____ employees are considered exempt employees. 
A. green-collar
B. blue-collar
C. white-collar
D. grey-collar
E. black-collar

40. Exempt status under the FLSA depends on the employee’s: 
A. job responsibilities and salary.
B. basis of pay (hourly, piecework, or salaried).
C. job title.
D. date of hire.
E. job qualifications.

41. _____ means that the employee is paid a given amount regardless of the number of hours worked or quality of the work. 
A. Salary level
B. Nonexempt employee
C. Pay policy line
D. Piecework rate
E. Salary basis

42. In terms of the FLSA, which of the following statements is true about child labor? 
A. Children aged 18 and 19 may not be employed in hazardous occupations defined by the Department of Labor.
B. Children aged 14 and 15 may not be employed in any work associated with interstate commerce.
C. The FLSA’s restrictions on the use of child labor apply to children younger than 18.
D. A child under age 14 may work only outside school hours, in jobs defined as nonhazardous, and for limited time periods.
E. All the states have laws requiring working papers or work permits for minors.

43. This U.S. legislation, along with the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act, legislated that federal contractors pay employees no less than the prevailing wage within the work area. Identify this act. 
A. The FLSA
B. The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
C. The Equal Pay Act
D. The Employment Standards Act
E. The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

44. Under the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 and the Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act of 1936, federal contractors must pay their employees at rates at least equal to the prevailing wages in the area. The calculation of prevailing rates must be based on _____ percent of the local labor force. 
A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
E. 30

45. The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931: 
A. permits a lower “training wage,” which employers may pay to workers under the age of 20 for a period of up to 90 days.
B. requires that employers pay higher wages for overtime, defined as hours worked beyond 40 hours per week.
C. requires general contractors performing services on prime contracts in excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than the wage rates found prevailing in the locality.
D. covers all government contractors receiving $10,000 or more in federal funds.
E. covers construction contractors that receive more than $2,000 in federal money.