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1

Decisions about indirect compensation are less complex than those concerned with wages and salaries.
A)True
B)False
2

An unemployment insurance applicant can be disqualified for voluntarily quitting a job.
A)True
B)False
3

Under the U.S. Social Security system, a person who is 70 years old or older can be penalized for excess earnings.
A)True
B)False
4

Sick leave is always funded entirely by the employer.
A)True
B)False
5

Companies use stock ownership plans for the same reasons as they do profit-sharing plans: when employees become partners in the business, they are less likely to steal.
A)True
B)False
6

Employers face rising benefits costs because of all of the following except:
A)Increased legislation
B)Insurers' insolvency
C)Fewer women in the workforce
D)The cost of advanced medical technology
7

Each company decides whether to permit or prohibit unemployment insurance payments to strikers.
A)company
B)state
C)union
D)None of the above
8

To be eligible for unemployment compensation, an employee must meet all of the following requirements except:
A)Must have worked a minimum number of weeks
B)Must be without a job
C)Must be at least 21 years old
D)Must be willing to accept a suitable position offered through a state Unemployment Compensation Commission
9

In most states, the weekly unemployment benefit is roughly ____________________ of earnings.
A)25 percent
B)50 percent
C)75 percent
D)100 percent
10

Which of the following is a hidden cost related to disability claims?
A)Accident insurance costs
B)Overtime pay
C)Medical leave
D)Long-term disability premiums
11

Studies indicate that employees prefer ____________________ over most other benefits.
A)high salaries
B)paid vacation
C)tuition reimbursement
D)health insurance
12

All HMOs have one thing in common: ____________________.
A)high premiums
B)restrictive health care
C)they promote preventive, healthy lifestyles
D)Both A and B
13

The duration of short-term disability benefits averages __________ weeks.
A)8
B)12
C)26
D)52
14

Defined contribution plans include ____________________.
A)savings accounts
B)profit-sharing plans
C)stock ownership plans
D)All of the above.
15

Studies of employees' preferences indicate that ____________________ are the least preferred of all benefits and services offered by organizations.
A)subsidized cafeterias
B)tuition reimbursement plans
C)dental plans
D)recreational services





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