Federal Labor Law (FLSA and related acts)
The Fair Labor Standards Act (wages, overtime, child labor) plus the related federal employment acts that appear on the exam: Davis-Bacon, IRCA/I-9, FMLA, ADA, and Title VII.
22 questions in our bank cite this reference.
The one thing to know
Federal labor questions are concept questions, not lookup questions — know the overtime rule, the child-labor prohibitions, and the employee-vs-contractor test before exam day.
Your tab set
Florida exams allow pre-tabbed, highlighted references. Build these tabs before exam day, in book order.
1.5× over 40, workweek definition, exempt vs non-exempt (29 CFR 541), travel time (29 CFR 785), records (29 CFR 516)
Hazardous occupations — roofing, excavation, hoisting — prohibited under 18
Prevailing wage on federal work
Employment eligibility verification — Form I-9 timing and retention
Title VII discrimination, ADA reasonable accommodation, FMLA 12 weeks unpaid leave (50+ employees)
Highlight the question, underline the answer
Don't just tab your books — mark them as you practice. Every time a question sends you into a reference, leave a two-part mark behind: highlight the passage the question is about, and underline the exact words that answer it. Do this through your whole question bank and the book turns into a map of the tested material — so on exam day you recognize the spot, not just the section.
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Highlight what the question asks about
When you look up a practice question, highlight the sentence or table the question turns on. That block is now a visual landmark you'll spot on a fast flip.
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Underline the exact answer
Inside the highlight, underline the specific number, deadline, or phrase that is the answer — with a fine-tip pen. Highlight = the topic; underline = the fact.
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Color-code by what trips you up
Use one highlighter color for deadlines and numbers, another for definitions, a third for the answers you got wrong twice. Your weak spots become the brightest marks in the book.
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Let your tabs and marks compound
A tab gets you to the chapter; the highlight gets you to the paragraph; the underline gets you to the answer. Built up across a full question bank, that three-layer trail is the open-book skill the exam actually tests.
The reference lists allow underlining with pen or highlighter, bar handwritten and typewritten notes in the books, and bar making any marks during the exam — so every mark goes in before you walk in, and none of them can be written notes.
Navigating under time pressure
- Overtime: 1.5× over 40 hours per workweek; there is no federal daily overtime.
- Hazardous occupation orders (roofing, excavation, hoisting) bar workers under 18.
- Davis-Bacon = prevailing wages on federal/federally-assisted projects.
- Employer-size thresholds decide the EEO/leave acts: FMLA 50 employees, ADA and Title VII 15.