Question

Question 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):

	a.	applies only to employers with 15 or more employees.
	b.	allows employers to exempt certain categories of workers from the overtime pay requirements.
	c.	absolutely prohibits the employment of children under the age of 14.
	.	d.requires employers to pay employees a minimum wage. Question 2 Independent contractors   a. are under the control of their employer/principal as to both the objective of their work and the means used to achieve it.   b. are under the control of their employer/principal as to the result that is to be achieved, but not as to the means used to accomplish that result.   c. just bring the parties together rather than actually negotiating a contract.   d. do not maintain their own inventory of goods, but instead they take orders on behalf of their principal.

Answer 1

Q1) FLSA establishes minimum wages, overtime pay eligibility, record keeping and child labor requirements for workers working in private sector, government, state and federal either part time or full time.

The correct answer as per FLSA requirements in this question are: b) and d) i.e minimum wage to pay employees by employers and exemption of certain categories of workers from overtime pay like: executive, professional, administrative etc.

Q2) Independent contractors are under the control of the principle for the result that has to be achieved but not the means used to accomplish the result.

Whereas employees are under the control for both result and means to accomplish result.

The correct answer is B)