Question 1

Which of the following is required by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Requires pension plans to account for employee contributions separately from employer contributions 
B)  Requires employer pension contributions to be funded on a quarterly basis 
C)  Allows employees older than 50 to make catch-up contributions to retirement accounts 
D)  Allows employers to contribute a percentage of company earnings to retirement plans each year

Question 2

As an SPHR you know that it's important for the management to show recognition for employees that have gone above and beyond what's expected of them. For rewards and recognition to be useful, the employees must be interested in the recognition. What other factor must be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The recognition must be monetary. 
B)  The recognition must be swift. 
C)  The recognition must be genuine. 
D)  The recognition must be public.

Question 3

You work for a manufacturing facility that deals with many different types of chemicals. Some of the chemicals in the workplace can be dangerous and require special training to transport or utilize the chemicals. You notice that some of the chemicals, that aren't necessarily dangerous, do not have a material safety data sheet affixed. Does the lack of material safety data sheet represents a risk-related problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  No - if there is a large material safety data sheet for all chemicals above the area where the chemicals are stored. 
B)  Yes - your company must create and affix a material safety data sheet for all chemicals. 
C)  No - only dangerous materials must have the material safety data sheet. 
D)  Yes - the manufacturer of the chemicals is required to affix a material safety data sheet to the chemicals.

Question 4

As an HR Professional, you must sometimes terminate employees from your organization. When an employee is terminated, there must be a just cause or a good cause for the termination. Which one of the following is not a valid just cause for the employee's termination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether reasonable "proof" of the violation existed, or was obtained through investigation 
B)  Whether the employee was warned in advance 
C)  Whether the rule has been applied consistently 
D)  Whether the employee is a member of a protected class

Question 5

Which of the following is the process of systematically determining a relative internal value of a job in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recruitment 
B)  Ranking method 
C)  Job evaluation 
D)  Salary range

Question 6

A correlation coefficient is an example of a type of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative analysis 
B)  Quantitative analysis 
C)  Job evaluation 
D)  Learning matrix

Question 7

Which of the following is a practice of forecasting possible risks to the organization and taking steps to mitigate their impact on operations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applicant tracking systems 
B)  HR audit 
C)  Timekeeping 
D)  Enterprise risk management

Question 8

Which of the following are the benefits of gainsharing programs? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aligns employees to organizational goals 
B)  Helps the organization to achieve improvement in key performance measures 
C)  Enhances the focus and awareness of employees 
D)  Employees are paid on the basis of group performance rather than individual performan

Question 9

Which of the following Acts was the first federal legislation to regulate minimum wages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Service Contract Act 
B)  Fair Labor Standards Act 
C)  Davis Bacon Act 
D)  Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act

Question 10

Diane is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the ranges for the compensation levels of her company. Which one of the following statements best describes what a range for compensation is?

Accepted Answer

A)  A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for the worth of responsibilities. 
B)  A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are federally mandated that employees be paid. 
C)  A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are generally paid. 
D)  A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum value for which employees are generally paid through incentives.

Question 11

What term is assigned to an employee that makes a complaint about their employer to a federal agency claiming that illegal activity has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benedict 
B)  Whistle-blower 
C)  Reporter 
D)  Scab

Question 12

Your organization is likely to be purchased by a competitor. The Management has asked you, in confidence, to complete environmental scanning to determine the effects of the purchase on your organization's culture, customers, and employees. What is environmental scanning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental scanning is a review of the cultural achievability of a new project, organizational change, or market influence on at least three factors in an organization. 
B)  Environmental scanning is a review of the opportunities and threats that a condition may have on an organization. 
C)  Environmental scanning is an internal review of an external catalyst. 
D)  Environmental scanning is the process of assessing the effects of an organization change on both macro and micro elements in an organization.

Question 13

Mark is an HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. Mark will also be considered to be designated the responsibility for this Affirmative Action Plan. What does the designation of responsibility mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It means that Mark will be the person that reports on the plan's implementation to management 
B)  It means that Mark will be the person responsible for actually implementing the plan 
C)  It means that Mark will be the person that reports on the plan's implementation to the Department of Labor 
D)  It means that Mark will be the manager for all Affirmative Action scenarios and issues within his company

Question 14

Within the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, there are rules for notifying employees of mass layoffs and plant closings. There are, however, three exceptions to the notification time limit. Which one of the following is a valid exception to the notification time limit for a plant closing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural disaster 
B)  Death of business owner 
C)  Acquisition of firm by competition 
D)  Replacement of jobs from one state to another

Question 15

__________ occurs when the employer forces an employee to resign by creating a work environment that is so unpleasant.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reengineering 
B)  Public policy exception 
C)  Salting 
D)  Constructive discharge

Question 16

Which of the following Acts requires employers to pay nonexempt employees who perform regular duties before or after their regular hours or for working during their lunch period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Davis Bacon Act 
B)  Portal to Portal Act 
C)  Equal Pay Act (EP
A)  
D)  Service Contract Act

Question 17

Your organization is comprised of various functional units, such as sales, marketing, IT, and manufacturing. When projects are created in this structure, the project team members often come from all functional areas of the organization and may work on several projects at a time. What type of organization structure are you likely operating within?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blended 
B)  Projectized 
C)  Functional 
D)  Matrix

Question 18

Your organization uses ADDIE for developing new seminars and training. During the design of the course, you need to follow four distinct steps to create a good training design. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps of design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify the outcome objectives. 
B)  Identify the distribution methods. 
C)  Identify learning methodologies. 
D)  Gain agreement and sign-off.

Question 19

Which of the following factors can adversely affect transfer of training?

Accepted Answer

A)  The trainer's expertise 
B)  A lack of job reinforcement 
C)  The subject of the training 
D)  Training Cost per Employee

Question 20

On November 13, 2000 CFR Part 60-2 was revised to address affirmative action to make the rules more accessible and easier to implement. Which of the following statements is not part of this significant update to the Affirmative Action program in CFR Part 60-2?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced the number of additional required elements of the written Affirmative Action Plan from 10 to 4 
B)  Reaffirmed that affirmative action isn't to establish quotes, but to create goals 
C)  Workforce analysis was replaced with a one-page organizational profile 
D)  Granted employers with fewer than 100 employees, permission to prepare a job group analysis that uses EEO-1 categories as job groups

Exam 3: Senior Professional in Human Resources