| 1. |
The term intern refers to the employment status of doctors in
training at local hospitals. |
True |
False |
| 2. |
Internship (nonemployee) status is guaranteed if the intern is
also a student. |
True |
False |
| 3. |
An employment contract designating a person as an intern
is determinative. |
True |
False |
| 4. |
An intern who agrees to work for free can’t later make a claim
for minimum wages and overtime. |
True |
False |
| 5. |
Interns are not entitled to participate in health plans covering
regular employees. |
True |
False |
| 6. |
The federal Department of Labor has specified eleven separate
factors that guide the legal analysis under the Fair Labor Standards
Act in determining whether an intern is really an employee. |
True |
False |
| 7. |
Opinion letters issued by the California Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement are the equivalent of official regulations promulgated
by an administrative agency. |
True |
False |
| 8. |
The U.S. Supreme Court has never considered the issue of whether
trainees are to be treated as employees. |
True |
False |
| 9. |
Interns are never covered by the workers’ compensation law. |
True |
False |
| 10. |
If an intern leaves the job to return to school, he or she can still
collect unemployment compensation. |
True |
False |
| 11. |
One key to a successful internship program is that the training must
primarily benefit the intern, as opposed to the employer. |
True |
False |
| 12. |
Under California law, there are eleven factors that determine
whether an employment relationship exists. |
True |
False |
| 13. |
To determine employment status, courts apply the various
factors consistently. |
True |
False |
| 14. |
Depending on the economic realities of the situation, an intern might be considered an employee under Title VII. |
True |
False |
| 15. |
An individual who starts work as a nonemployee intern retains that
status indefinitely. |
True |
False |
| 16. |
The labor commissioner’s guidelines are binding as a matter of law. |
True |
False |
| 17. |
An intern should perform work done by regular employees. |
True |
False |
| 18. |
If an intern takes the place of a regular employee, the employer
may be liable for providing benefits due regular employees. |
True |
False |
| 19. |
An intern who is injured on the job may be able to bring a tort claim
against the employer. |
True |
False |
| 20. |
Firefighter trainees are always considered to be employees because
of issues of public safety. |
True |
False |