aPHR Employment Law 2

Question 1

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), how many workweeks of unpaid leave may an eligible employee take in a 12-month period for a qualifying reason?

Accepted Answer

12 weeks

Answer

FMLA provides eligible employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for qualifying family and medical reasons.

Question 2

Which federal law requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days' advance notice of plant closings or mass layoffs?

Accepted Answer

WARN Act

Answer

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires covered employers to give 60 days' notice before qualifying plant closings or mass layoffs.

Question 3

An employer's policy prohibits all religious head coverings on the production floor. An employee requests an exception for her hijab. What must the employer do under Title VII?

Accepted Answer

Grant the accommodation unless it causes undue hardship

Answer

Title VII requires employers to reasonably accommodate sincerely held religious beliefs unless doing so would cause undue hardship to the business.

Question 4

Which agency enforces the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

Accepted Answer

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Answer

The EEOC is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ADEA, which protects workers aged 40 and older from age-based discrimination.

Question 5

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which of the following is an example of a non-exempt employee?

Accepted Answer

An hourly warehouse worker performing manual labor

Answer

Hourly workers performing manual, non-managerial labor typically do not meet exemption criteria and are entitled to minimum wage and overtime under the FLSA.

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aPHR Employment Law 2