Chapter 02 - Pay, Benefits, and Work

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Overtime pay is not considered when you calculate your gross pay.

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False

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Employers must pay all employees overtime at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate.

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False

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Some deductions are required by law, but others are optional.

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True

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Allowances are additions to the amount of income tax that must be withheld from your paycheck.

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False

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Employers must contribute matching amounts into each employee’s Medicare and Social Security accounts.

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True

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An employee required to work on a paid holiday is usually paid 1.5 times his or her regular hourly rate of pay.

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False

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It is customary for employees to receive three to ten days a year as “sick days” without deductions from pay.

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True

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When an employee is entitled to his or her full retirement account, the employee is said to be vested in the account.

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True

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Employees who telecommute often submit work to their employer using e-mail and cloud computing.

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True

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Under flextime, employees do not need to work a set number of hours per day.

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False