Explanation: The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that companies maintain a certification of age on file for all employees until their employment is terminated. The certification of age simply shows that the employee can legally work for the company in the capacity in which he or she was hired. Once the employment has been terminated, it is no longer necessary to maintain a certification of age. Answer choices A, B, C, and D all represents time periods that could be true depending on the time that an employee is with a company, but they are not technically correct based on the wording of the law.

Explanation: While education about workplace safety is implied, it is not one of the three primary expectations of OSHA. These expectations are as follows: provide employees a safe place to work; ensure that federal safety standards are met; ensure that occupational safety standards are met.

Explanation: The Portal to Portal Act established that employees may not demand payment for their commute time. This act, which was passed in 1947, also required employers to pay for work performed before or after normal hours or during scheduled breaks.

Explanation: A shortform application is appropriate for job transfers and job promotions within the same company, so this would be appropriate for Michal's situation. A jobspecific application is useful for companies that hire a number of workers for the same type of (or similar) jobs. A longform application is considered standard for allowing candidates to include their entire educational and work history. A weighted application is appropriate for companies that need to focus on certain candidate qualifications over others.

Explanation: Wage compression is defined as an increased rate of pay for a new employee, due to that employee's education or experience. Comparation is defined as a method for an employer to judge how an employee's pay compares to the standard average. Range placement is simply the overall placement of an employee's pay within a set range; pay structure refers to a company's overall system for establishing compensation.