6.13. Answers to Review Questions

  1. C. FICA requires employers to pay Social Security and Medicare for employees and to withhold an equal amount from employee paychecks. There is no federal law requiring employers to provide pension plans (A) and (B). No federal law requires employers to provide health insurance (D).

  2. D. No federal law requires employers to provide a retirement plan to employees. If employers do provide retirement benefits, ERISA (A) regulates how the plans are offered and administered. OBRA (B) capped executive pay, required health plans to honor qualified medical child support orders, and required that group health plans provide coverage for dependent adopted children of employees. The OWBPA (C) amended the ADEA to prohibit discriminating ...

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