Question 1

How can an employer determine whether a job creates an ergonomic hazard for an employee?

Accepted Answer

A)  Review the MSDS. 
B)  Observe the incumbent performing the job duties. 
C)  Review and analyze the OSHA logs. 
D)  Review and analyze the workers' compensation records. 
A)  Review the MSDS. 
B)  Observe the incumbent performing the job duties. 
C)  Review and analyze the OSHA logs. 
D)  Review and analyze the workers' compensation records.

Question 2

As a Senior HR Professional for your organization, you're coaching one of your employees on civil rights and employment. What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prohibits discrimination of management by race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 
B)  Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race 
C)  Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 
D)  Prohibits educational discrimination on the basis of national origin 
A)  Prohibits discrimination of management by race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 
B)  Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race 
C)  Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 
D)  Prohibits educational discrimination on the basis of national origin

Question 3

Marcy is an hourly-paid employee in the JKJ Company. Her supervisor Tom has asked Marcy to not begin working on a presentation until he leaves a meeting. The meeting happens to last six hours and Marcy doesn't have other work to do while Tom is in the meeting. Marcy decides to read a book while she waits. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act should Marcy be paid for reading the book? Choose the best answer:

Accepted Answer

A)  No, this is an example of engaged to wait. 
B)  Yes, she must be paid. 
C)  Yes, this is an example of engaged to wait. 
D)  No, this is an example of employment lag time. 
A)  No, this is an example of engaged to wait. 
B)  Yes, she must be paid. 
C)  Yes, this is an example of engaged to wait. 
D)  No, this is an example of employment lag time.

Question 4

Mark is a HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. As Mark creates this document, which one of the following is not required to be in the Affirmative Action Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Placement Goals 
B)  Job Group Analysis 
C)  Compliance Reviews 
D)  Designation of Responsibility 
A)  Placement Goals 
B)  Job Group Analysis 
C)  Compliance Reviews 
D)  Designation of Responsibility

Question 5

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, to men and women who perform substantially equal work for the same employer, in the same establishment, and under similar working conditions. The law defined substantial equality of job content on four factors. Which one of the following is not one of the four factors this law defines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skill 
B)  Working conditions 
C)  Education 
D)  Effort 
A)  Skill 
B)  Working conditions 
C)  Education 
D)  Effort

Question 6

Holly is the Senior HR Professional for her organization and she needs to address the use of video cameras in the workplace. In Holly's company, surveillance cameras are used as an anti-theft deterrent and as a means of employee safety in case of violence, theft, or attack. What portion of a conflict of interest statement should Holly address for the use of video surveillance cameras?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personal use of company assets 
B)  Conflicts of interests 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Workplace privacy 
A)  Personal use of company assets 
B)  Conflicts of interests 
C)  Confidentiality 
D)  Workplace privacy

Question 7

_________ is one of several learning organization characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  Programmed instruction 
B)  Systems thinking 
C)  Massed practice 
D)  An assessment center 
A)  Programmed instruction 
B)  Systems thinking 
C)  Massed practice 
D)  An assessment center

Question 8

Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  FLS act 
B)  SBREF act 
C)  OSH act 
D)  MSH act 
A)  FLS act 
B)  SBREF act 
C)  OSH act 
D)  MSH act

Question 9

Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing. 
B)  Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview. 
C)  Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline. 
D)  Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview. 
A)  Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing. 
B)  Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview. 
C)  Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline. 
D)  Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview.

Question 10

Fred is creating a user manual for his organization. On the cover of the manual he has added a picture of a flower that he found on a website. You ask Fred if he has permission to use the flower and what rights are retained for the flower picture. Fred informs you that the photo came from a website so it's in the public domain. Are photos and images from web sites considered to be in the public domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, photos and images from web sites are still protected by copyright laws. 
B)  Yes, all images, not words or text, are copyright free online. 
C)  Yes, the Internet is owned by the government so anything online is in the public domain. 
D)  No, photos and images from web sites are protected by International Electronic Copying Laws. 
A)  No, photos and images from web sites are still protected by copyright laws. 
B)  Yes, all images, not words or text, are copyright free online. 
C)  Yes, the Internet is owned by the government so anything online is in the public domain. 
D)  No, photos and images from web sites are protected by International Electronic Copying Laws.

Question 11

What term is assigned to the barriers that women and minorities may face when trying to advance to senior levels of an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Societal barrier 
B)  Internal structure barrier 
C)  Governmental barrier 
D)  Glass ceiling 
A)  Societal barrier 
B)  Internal structure barrier 
C)  Governmental barrier 
D)  Glass ceiling

Question 12

Task identity, task significance, and feedback are all examples of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job enlargement 
B)  Job enrichment 
C)  Performance appraisal criteria 
D)  Key productivity indicators 
A)  Job enlargement 
B)  Job enrichment 
C)  Performance appraisal criteria 
D)  Key productivity indicators

Question 13

Which of the following scenarios is an example of discrimination in a disparate treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but asks the employee to make up the work the employee will miss. 
B)  An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees even though a degree is not needed to perform all jobs within the organization. 
C)  An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but scrutinizes the work the employee does after the holiday. The manager does not inspect the work of other employees who did not ask off for the holiday. 
D)  An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees for certain positions within the company. 
A)  An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but asks the employee to make up the work the employee will miss. 
B)  An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees even though a degree is not needed to perform all jobs within the organization. 
C)  An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but scrutinizes the work the employee does after the holiday. The manager does not inspect the work of other employees who did not ask off for the holiday. 
D)  An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees for certain positions within the company.

Question 14

Robert is the HR Professional for a construction company. He's working with several site managers to communicate the requirements of OSHA reporting. Robert wants to convey the requirements of OSHA's reporting for work-related injuries. Which one of the following is the OSHA definition of a work-related injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any physical damage to one's body resulting from an event in the work environment. 
B)  Any pain, suffering, or damage to a person as a result of working in an employee position. 
C)  Any wound or damage to the body resulting from an event in the work environment. 
D)  Any loss of life or limb resulting from an event in the work environment. 
A)  Any physical damage to one's body resulting from an event in the work environment. 
B)  Any pain, suffering, or damage to a person as a result of working in an employee position. 
C)  Any wound or damage to the body resulting from an event in the work environment. 
D)  Any loss of life or limb resulting from an event in the work environment.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?

Accepted Answer

A)  An exciting assignment 
B)  A great supervisor 
C)  The satisfaction of a job well done 
D)  Recognition of accomplishments 
A)  An exciting assignment 
B)  A great supervisor 
C)  The satisfaction of a job well done 
D)  Recognition of accomplishments

Question 16

What term is used to describe the values, worth, work ethics, attitude, and collective sense of an identity in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational persona 
B)  Organizational culture 
C)  Organizational branding 
D)  Organizational politics 
A)  Organizational persona 
B)  Organizational culture 
C)  Organizational branding 
D)  Organizational politics

Question 17

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIPAA 
B)  OASDI 
C)  MHPA 
D)  OWBPA 
A)  HIPAA 
B)  OASDI 
C)  MHPA 
D)  OWBPA

Question 18

Professionals, craft workers, and laborers/helpers have what in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are all job categories on the EEO-1 report. 
B)  They are all examples of protected-class individuals. 
C)  They are all examples of types of labor unions. 
D)  They are all classifications for defining exempt workers. 
A)  They are all job categories on the EEO-1 report. 
B)  They are all examples of protected-class individuals. 
C)  They are all examples of types of labor unions. 
D)  They are all classifications for defining exempt workers.

Question 19

Please refer to the following table for this question. A company advertised for 100 sales representative positions. They received 650 applications and hired the 100 employees as follows:   In which groups has adverse impact occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasian and Black 
B)  Hispanic and Caucasian 
C)  Native American and Black 
D)  Hispanic and Native American 
A)  Caucasian and Black 
B)  Hispanic and Caucasian 
C)  Native American and Black 
D)  Hispanic and Native American

Question 20

As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts exempted labor unions and agricultural organizations from The Sherman Antitrust Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Clayton Act 
B)  The Railway Labor Act 
C)  The National Industrial Recovery Act 
D)  The National Labor Relations Act 
A)  The Clayton Act 
B)  The Railway Labor Act 
C)  The National Industrial Recovery Act 
D)  The National Labor Relations Act

How can an employer determine whether a job creates an ergonomic hazard for an employee?

As a Senior HR Professional for your organization, you're coaching one of your employees on civil rights and employment. What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

Mark is a HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. As Mark creates this document, which one of the following is not required to be in the Affirmative Action Plan?

_________ is one of several learning organization characteristics.

Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?

Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

What term is assigned to the barriers that women and minorities may face when trying to advance to senior levels of an organization?

Task identity, task significance, and feedback are all examples of what?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of discrimination in a disparate treatment?

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?

What term is used to describe the values, worth, work ethics, attitude, and collective sense of an identity in an organization?

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?

Professionals, craft workers, and laborers/helpers have what in common?

Please refer to the following table for this question. A company advertised for 100 sales representative positions. They received 650 applications and hired the 100 employees as follows: In which groups has adverse impact occurred?

As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts exempted labor unions and agricultural organizations from The Sherman Antitrust Act?

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How can an employer determine whether a job creates an ergonomic hazard for an employee?

As a Senior HR Professional for your organization, you're coaching one of your employees on civil rights and employment. What does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

Mark is a HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. As Mark creates this document, which one of the following is not required to be in the Affirmative Action Plan?

_________ is one of several learning organization characteristics.

Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?

Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

What term is assigned to the barriers that women and minorities may face when trying to advance to senior levels of an organization?

Task identity, task significance, and feedback are all examples of what?

Which of the following scenarios is an example of discrimination in a disparate treatment?

Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?

What term is used to describe the values, worth, work ethics, attitude, and collective sense of an identity in an organization?

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?

Professionals, craft workers, and laborers/helpers have what in common?

Please refer to the following table for this question. A company advertised for 100 sales representative positions. They received 650 applications and hired the 100 employees as follows: In which groups has adverse impact occurred?

As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts exempted labor unions and agricultural organizations from The Sherman Antitrust Act?

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