Q 01/05

Which 1938 US law created the federal minimum wage and time-and-a-half overtime after 40 hours?

A) Fair Labor Standards Act

B) Walsh-Healey Act

C) Social Security Act

D) National Labor Relations Act

Answer · why

A) Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act, signed by Franklin Roosevelt in June 1938, is often called the last major New Deal law; it also banned 'oppressive child...

Q 02/05

What was the first federal minimum wage set in 1938?

A) $1 an hour

B) 25 cents an hour

C) 10 cents an hour

D) 50 cents an hour

Answer · why

B) 25 cents an hour

25 cents an hour was the 1938 floor; the act's own schedule raised it to 30 cents in 1939 and 40 cents by 1945.

Q 03/05

What hourly federal minimum wage took effect in July 2009?

A) $6.55

B) $6.85

C) $7.25

D) $7.05

Answer · why

C) $7.25

$7.25 took effect on July 24, 2009, the final step of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, which raised the rate in three annual steps.

Q 04/05

How many weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave does the FMLA guarantee eligible employees?

A) 8

B) 6

C) 4

D) 12

Answer · why

D) 12

12 weeks of unpaid leave per year is the FMLA guarantee; employees need 12 months of service, 1,250 hours worked and an employer with 50-plus staff wi...

Q 05/05

Which president signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law in February 1993?

A) Bill Clinton

B) Jimmy Carter

C) George H. W. Bush

D) Ronald Reagan

Answer · why

A) Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton signed it on February 5, 1993, the first major bill of his presidency; his predecessor had twice vetoed similar measures.