The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA): a. prohibits employers from using urinalysis to test employees for drug use on the job. b. applies solely to firms regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. c. is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. d. requires employers to furnish each employee with a place of employment that is free from hazards.

On january 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, north company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $32,000 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees’ salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $3,000 of federal income taxes, $772 of medical insurance deductions, and $260 of union dues. no employee earned > $7,000 in this first period. prepare the journal entry to record north company’s january 15 (employee) payroll expenses and liabilities.