BBC Industry Regulations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under OSHA regulations, employees have the right to:
- Refuse all hazardous assignments permanently
- Review workplace injury and illness records (Correct answer)
- Set their own safety standards
- Waive safety protections in writing
Correct answer: Review workplace injury and illness records
OSHA grants employees the right to access workplace injury and illness records, enabling them to understand workplace hazards.
Question 2: California's WARN Act requires employers to provide advance notice of mass layoffs to affected employees. How many days' notice is required?
- 30 days
- 60 days (Correct answer)
- 90 days
- 14 days
Correct answer: 60 days
California's WARN Act requires 60 days' advance written notice to employees, their representatives, and state/local officials before a mass layoff or plant closure.
Question 3: A clerical employee discovers their supervisor is falsifying official county records. Under whistleblower protections, the employee:
- Must stay silent to avoid workplace conflict
- May report the misconduct without fear of retaliation (Correct answer)
- Can only report after resigning
- Must get approval from the supervisor before reporting
Correct answer: May report the misconduct without fear of retaliation
California Labor Code Section 1102.5 protects employees from retaliation when they report violations of law to government agencies or supervisors.
Question 4: Which regulation governs the proper disposal of confidential records containing personal identifying information in California?
- California Civil Code Section 1798.81 (Correct answer)
- California Government Code Section 54950
- California Labor Code Section 3300
- California Health and Safety Code Section 100000
Correct answer: California Civil Code Section 1798.81
California Civil Code Section 1798.81 requires businesses to shred, erase, or otherwise destroy personal information before disposal.
Question 5: The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) in California prohibits employment discrimination based on all of the following EXCEPT:
- Religion
- Marital status
- Political party affiliation (Correct answer)
- National origin
Correct answer: Political party affiliation
FEHA prohibits discrimination based on many protected characteristics but does not list political party affiliation as a protected class under employment law.
Question 6: Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees may take up to how many weeks of unpaid leave per year?
- 6 weeks
- 10 weeks
- 12 weeks (Correct answer)
- 16 weeks
Correct answer: 12 weeks
FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for qualifying family or medical reasons.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes the purpose of LA County's conflict of interest code for employees?
- To prevent employees from taking vacation during busy periods
- To require employees to disclose financial interests that may affect their official duties (Correct answer)
- To prohibit employees from owning personal property
- To mandate that employees work only for the county
Correct answer: To require employees to disclose financial interests that may affect their official duties
Conflict of interest codes require designated employees to disclose financial interests that could create a conflict with their official governmental duties.
BBC Industry Regulations 3
Under OSHA regulations, employees have the right to: