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What are the different types of family-friendly benefits?

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As employers have recognized the signifi...

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Tax-favored 529 savings plans allow employees to set aside a portion of their pretax earnings to purchase long-term care insurance.

A) True
B) False

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How are cash balance plans different from defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans?

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A defined-benefit plan guarantees a spec...

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Within a 401(k) plan,who has the responsibility for investing?


A) The employee
B) The PGBC
C) The ERISA Fiduciary Advisor
D) The financial institution handling the account
E) The employer

F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

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All U.S.employees,including federal,state,and local government employees,are covered under the Old Age,Survivors,Disability,and Health Insurance program.

A) True
B) False

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Under the workers' compensation laws,employees are eligible to receive compensation even if their injuries are self-inflicted.

A) True
B) False

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Which one of the following statements is true of employee benefits?


A) Employees generally have a thorough understanding of what benefits they have and what the market value of these benefits is.
B) Employees significantly underestimate the cost and value of their benefits.
C) Employers do an effective job of communicating the cost and value of benefits to their employees.
D) Employees, for the most part, are just not interested in their benefits.
E) Employers have very limited options for communicating information about benefits.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following options can be legally adopted by organizations looking to restructure the workforce to minimize the expense of benefits?


A) Use more independent contractors rather than hire additional employees.
B) Limit the coverage on life insurance, based upon the employee's age.
C) Use more full-time rather than part-time employees.
D) Recruit new employees instead of demanding overtime from the existing employees.
E) Substitute HMO and PPO plans with traditional health insurance plans.

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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In general,Social Security provides support for _____.


A) laid-off workers
B) workers injured on the job
C) retired workers
D) self-injured workers
E) sick workers

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Health maintenance organizations charge patients half the fee for each visit and service.

A) True
B) False

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What are HMOs and PPOs? How do they differ from each other and from traditional health care providers?

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Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)a...

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Which of the following is true of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974?


A) The act established certain rights related to vesting.
B) The act required employers to offer supplemental retirement plans.
C) The act barred portability of retirement savings.
D) The act reduced the responsibility of pension plan trustees.
E) The act guaranteed retirees a pension equivalent to their last drawn salary.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following is true of an employee's domestic partner under the health insurance benefits?


A) They are not considered as dependents of the employee.
B) They are not covered under the employee's health insurance benefits.
C) They get the same tax benefits as those received by spouses.
D) They receive benefits only if they work in the same firm as the employee.
E) They get benefits that are taxed as wages of the employee receiving the benefits.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974?


A) Employee Benefit Security Administration
B) Federal Trade Commission
C) Merit Systems Protection Board
D) Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
E) Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following is a requirement set for employers under the FASB standards?


A) Employers must fund benefits on a pay-as-you-go basis.
B) Benefits must not appear as future cost obligations.
C) Employers should encourage employees to participate in management functions.
D) Financial statements should be made in such a way that outsiders cannot understand them.
E) Employers must set aside the funds they expect to need for benefits to be paid after retirement.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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The unemployment insurance program is financed largely through federal and state taxes on:


A) both employees and employers.
B) employers only.
C) employees only.
D) retirees.
E) only high income group of citizens.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following is a difference between PPOs and HMOs?


A) PPOs provide benefits at a reduced fee rather than on a prepaid basis as in HMOs.
B) HMO employees are not required to use only preselected plan service providers, as in PPOs.
C) PPOs are less expensive plans than HMOs if the employee goes out of the PPO network.
D) HMOs have more in common with traditional fee-for-service plans than do PPOs.
E) Unlike HMOs, payments to PPO physicians are made on a flat salary basis.

F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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How do cafeteria-style plans increase costs for employers?


A) Employers pay much higher premium on HMO than a preferred health care plan.
B) Employers are required to pay higher insurance premium for laid-off workers.
C) Contribution to PGBC to fund the retirement plan increases under this plan.
D) Employees select the kind of benefits they expect to need the most.
E) The employers bear the cost of providing employees with benefits they do not value.

F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

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Defined-benefit plans must meet the funding requirements of the _____.


A) Employee Retirement Income Security Act
B) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
C) Social Security Act
D) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
E) Sarbanes-Oxley Act

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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