Final answer:
When a licensed sales associate is working for a broker as an employee, the broker should provide benefits. Additionally, the broker may require sales associates to attend sales meetings and is responsible for withholding social security from commissions.
Step-by-step explanation:
When a licensed sales associate is working for a broker as an employee, it is characteristic for the broker to provide benefits. This means that option a) The broker provides benefits is NOT an incorrect characteristic of an employee. Option b) The broker may not require sales associates to attend sales meetings is also incorrect because the broker may indeed require sales associates to attend sales meetings. Option c) The broker may require sales associates to attend sales meetings is CORRECT. Lastly, option d) The broker must withhold social security from commissions is also CORRECT because as an employee, the broker is responsible for withholding social security from the sales associate's commissions.