CGL Regulatory Compliance 3

Question 1

Which U.S. law restricts access to adoption records and affects genealogical research by limiting birth parent identification?

Accepted Answer

Uniform Adoption Act provisions in many states

Answer

State-level adoption laws based on the Uniform Adoption Act commonly seal original birth certificates, restricting genealogical access.

Question 2

A genealogy lecturer posts a digitized 1910 family photograph found in a public archive to their course website. The main legal concern is:

Accepted Answer

Potential copyright held by the photographer or their estate

Answer

Photographs published in 1910 may still be under copyright if they were never properly published with copyright notice under pre-1978 law, or if copyright was renewed.

Question 3

When a CGL lecturer is hired as an independent contractor by a genealogical society, which tax-related obligation does the lecturer bear that an employee would not?

Accepted Answer

Paying self-employment tax covering both employer and employee Social Security portions

Answer

Self-employed independent contractors must pay the full 15.3% self-employment tax, covering both the employee and employer shares of Social Security and Medicare.

Question 4

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects a U.S.-based CGL lecturer primarily when they:

Accepted Answer

Collect personal data from European Union residents attending an online webinar

Answer

GDPR applies to any entity collecting or processing personal data of EU residents, regardless of the collector's location.

Question 5

Which IRS form must a genealogical society issue to a CGL lecturer who earned more than $600 for speaking engagements in a calendar year?

Accepted Answer

1099-NEC

Answer

Since 2020, nonemployee compensation over $600 is reported on Form 1099-NEC, which replaced Box 7 of the 1099-MISC for this purpose.

(CGL) Certified Genealogical Lecturer Practice Test

(CGL) Certified Genealogical Lecturer Practice Test

CGL Regulatory Compliance 3