CCS Compliance and Legal Considerations 3

Question 1

Which law requires staffing agencies to post notices about employees' rights to a safe workplace?

Accepted Answer

OSHA Act of 1970

Answer

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers, including staffing agencies, to post the OSHA 'Job Safety and Health: It's the Law' poster.

Question 2

A staffing firm is audited and found to have misclassified workers as independent contractors to avoid payroll taxes. Which agency most directly oversees this issue?

Accepted Answer

IRS and Department of Labor

Answer

Worker misclassification is jointly enforced by the IRS (for tax obligations) and the Department of Labor (for wage and hour requirements).

Question 3

Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, a staffing firm may NOT:

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Answer

The PDA prohibits treating pregnant workers adversely because of pregnancy; asking about childcare arrangements also constitutes unlawful sex discrimination.

Question 4

An agency's client requests that only workers of a specific ethnicity be sent for assignments. The staffing firm should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse and document the discriminatory request

Answer

Staffing agencies must refuse discriminatory placement orders and document them, as complying would make the agency liable for violating Title VII.

Question 5

The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women performing 'substantially equal' work receive equal pay. Which factor is NOT a valid defense to an equal pay disparity?

Accepted Answer

Gender of the employees

Answer

Gender is never a valid justification for pay differences under the Equal Pay Act; only seniority, merit, production quantity/quality, or a factor other than sex are valid defenses.

(CCS) Certified Customized Staffing Practice Test

(CCS) Certified Customized Staffing Practice Test

CCS Compliance and Legal Considerations 3