OCPS OCPS Workforce Management & Labor Relations 2

Question 1

Which form must employers complete to verify a new hire's eligibility to work in the United States?

Accepted Answer

I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification)

Answer

The I-9 form, required by USCIS, verifies that every new employee is legally authorized to work in the United States.

Question 2

Under the WARN Act, when must employers notify employees of a mass layoff?

Accepted Answer

At least 60 days in advance

Answer

The federal WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide at least 60 days' advance written notice before a mass layoff or plant closing.

Question 3

What is 'imputed income' in payroll, and when does it commonly arise?

Accepted Answer

The taxable value of non-cash benefits (such as employer-paid life insurance over $50,000) that must be added to an employee's gross wages

Answer

Imputed income is the fair market value of non-cash benefits that the IRS requires to be included in an employee's taxable wages, such as group term life insurance over $50,000.

Question 4

Which labor law requires equal pay for equal work regardless of sex?

Accepted Answer

The Equal Pay Act of 1963

Answer

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits wage discrimination based on sex when employees perform substantially equal work in the same establishment.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a 'final paycheck law' at the state level?

Accepted Answer

To specify the deadline by which an employer must issue a departing employee's final wages

Answer

State final paycheck laws set deadlines for delivering an employee's last wages, which vary depending on whether the employee quit or was terminated.

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OCPS OCPS Workforce Management & Labor Relations 2