CPC Labor Laws & Employment Regulations 2

Question 1

Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, how many days advance notice must employers with 100+ employees give before a mass layoff?

Accepted Answer

60 days

Answer

The WARN Act requires covered employers to provide at least 60 calendar days advance written notice of plant closings and mass layoffs.

Question 2

Which agency enforces the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?

Accepted Answer

Department of Labor and IRS jointly

Answer

ERISA is jointly enforced by the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with the DOL overseeing fiduciary duties and the IRS handling tax matters.

Question 3

A staffing firm places a worker at a client site for 14 months. Under the ACA, which entity is most likely responsible for offering health coverage to avoid employer mandate penalties?

Accepted Answer

The staffing firm only

Answer

The staffing firm is the employer of record and bears primary responsibility for ACA employer mandate compliance, including the health coverage offer requirement.

Question 4

Which of the following correctly describes the 'ABC test' used in some states to classify workers?

Accepted Answer

Worker is an employee unless employer proves three conditions of independence

Answer

Under the ABC test (used in states like California), a worker is presumed an employee unless the hiring entity proves A) control-free work, B) work outside the usual course of business, and C) independently established trade.

Question 5

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act amended the statute of limitations for pay discrimination claims by resetting it:

Accepted Answer

With each discriminatory paycheck issued

Answer

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act established that the 180/300-day charge-filing period resets with each discriminatory paycheck, transfer, or other compensation decision.

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CPC Labor Laws & Employment Regulations 2