EduTest Test Industry Regulations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing workplace safety standards in the United States?
- OSHA (Correct answer)
- EPA
- EEOC
- NLRB
Correct answer: OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces workplace safety and health regulations under the OSH Act of 1970.
Question 2: Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), what is the standard overtime threshold for non-exempt employees?
- Over 35 hours per week
- Over 40 hours per week (Correct answer)
- Over 45 hours per week
- Over 50 hours per week
Correct answer: Over 40 hours per week
The FLSA requires employers to pay overtime (1.5x regular rate) for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek.
Question 3: What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require employers to provide to qualified individuals with disabilities?
- Preferential hiring quotas
- Reasonable accommodations (Correct answer)
- Reduced performance standards
- Separate work facilities
Correct answer: Reasonable accommodations
The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations unless doing so causes undue hardship to the business.
Question 4: Which regulation requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60-day advance notice of plant closings or mass layoffs?
- COBRA
- WARN Act (Correct answer)
- ERISA
- FMLA
Correct answer: WARN Act
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act mandates 60-day notice to protect workers facing sudden job loss.
Question 5: Under HIPAA, which of the following is considered Protected Health Information (PHI)?
- Anonymized statistical health data
- A patient's diagnosis linked to their name (Correct answer)
- General wellness program outcomes
- Publicly available health statistics
Correct answer: A patient's diagnosis linked to their name
PHI includes any individually identifiable health information, such as a diagnosis linked to a patient's name or other identifiers.
Question 6: The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits wage discrimination based on which characteristic?
- Race
- Religion
- Sex (Correct answer)
- National origin
Correct answer: Sex
The Equal Pay Act specifically prohibits pay differences between men and women who perform substantially equal work.
Question 7: Which environmental regulation requires industries to report releases of hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities?
- Clean Air Act
- CERCLA
- EPCRA (Correct answer)
- RCRA
Correct answer: EPCRA
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) requires facilities to report hazardous chemical releases to help communities plan for emergencies.
EduTest Test Industry Regulations 2
Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing workplace safety standards in the United States?