Jobs and Wages

Hourly Employees earn an hourly ____________.

• bonus

• wage

• benefit

• allowance

Pay for hourly employees is based on the hours they work and the ________________ rate.

• hourly

• daily

• regular

• weekly

If an hourly employee is sick and NOT ABLE to go to work, they will always still get paid.

• True

• False

An hourly rate is the rate a / an __________________ agrees to pay a worker for each hour they work.

• employee

• principal

• employer

• superintendent

Minimum Wage is the ____________ rate per hour that a worker may be paid, as required by law.

• top

• maximum

• highest

• lowest

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The Federal Minimum Wage is _________________ per hour.

• $6.00

• $8.50

• $7.25

• $8.25

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

All states follow the Federal Minimum Wage.

• True

• False

The current Minimum Wage in NJ is _____________________.

• $10.00

• $11.00

• $12.00

• $13.00

Some workers (tipped workers, seasonal amusement park employees) can be paid BELOW the full Minimum Wage.

• True

• False

The Fair Labor Standards Act established a Minimum Wage, Child Labor Standards and a maximum ________ hour workweek.

• 20

• 30

• 35

• 40