PBI-Manatt Quiz: Labor Day Edition - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. Which president declared Labor Day a national holiday?

Harry Truman

Frank D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Grover Cleveland

2. Which Los Angeles County Supervisor previously served as the United States Secretary of Labor?

Holly Mitchell

Hilda Solis

Sheila Kuehl

Janice Hahn

3. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which state has the highest percentage of union members among employed residents?

Minnesota

New York

Hawaii

Washington

4. Which of the following is correct regarding California’s 2016 minimum wage bill?

It mandated a $15 minimum wage by 2023.

It mandated a $13 minimum wage by 2017.

It upheld paid sick leave for in-home supportive service providers.

It tied all future minimum wage increases to inflation.

5. When signed into law by Governor Pat Brown in 1959, the California Fair Employment Practices Act barred businesses from discriminating against employees based on which of the following?

Age

Race

Marital Status

Gender

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