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Question 1

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?

Options:

A.

Any loss of life or limbresulting from an event in the work environment.

B.

Any wound or damage to the body resulting from an event in the work environment.

C.

Any physical damage to one's body resulting from an event in the work environment.

D.

Any pain, suffering, or damageto a person as a result of working in an employee position.

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Question 2

Holly is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the type of exemptions for computer employees. What is the minimum rate that the computer employee must earn to be considered exempt?

Options:

A.

$27.63 per hour

B.

$17.03 per hour

C.

$45.33 per hour

D.

$31.23 per hour

Question 3

Which of the following allows employees to work the hours that enable them to take care of personal work?

Options:

A.

Flextime

B.

Telecommuting

C.

Job sharing

D.

Overtime

Question 4

An effective safety and health-management plan doesnotinclude which of the following?

Senior management support

Active hazard-prevention program

Regular OSHA inspections

Ongoing worksite analysis

Options:

Question 5

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

Options:

A.

OSH act

B.

MSH act

C.

FLS act

D.

SBREF act

Question 6

Which of the following describes salting?

Options:

A.

The union hires an individual to picket the employer's business.

B.

The union hires an individual to apply for a job with an employer and begin to organize the company.

C.

The union hires an individual to publicize its reasons for targeting an employer for unionization.

D.

The union hires an individual to distribute leaflets to employees as they are leaving work at the end of the day.

Question 7

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act requires employers to do which of the following?

Options:

A.

Provide health insurance for all employees

B.

Contribute to a defined-benefit plan

C.

Contribute to a deferred-compensation plan

D.

Withhold Social Security tax from pay

Question 8

Asan HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. What term is assigned to a group of employees who are not directly affected by a group of striking employees, but they choose not to crossa picket line of strike?

Options:

A.

Common situs picketing

B.

Scabs

C.

Sympathy strike

D.

Wildcat strikes

Question 9

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 used the terminology "work now, grieve later" to describe the urgency of performing work?

Options:

A.

Clayton Act

B.

National Labor Relations Act

C.

Railway Labor Act

D.

National Industrial Recovery Act

Question 10

Yolanda is an HR Professional for her organizationthat has 250 employees. Yolanda is working with Thomas, a manager in the company. Thomas reports that Carrie, one of his staff members, will be leaving the organization for a leave absence due to a pregnancy issue. Thomas wants to know if he can terminateCarrie's employment because she won't be able to complete her work due to the pregnancy issue. What's the best answer for this scenario?

Options:

A.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie must return to work within 28 days or the organization can assume that Carrie has resigned.

B.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie's employment can be terminated as pregnancy issues are not allowable time away from the organization.

C.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie's employment can be terminated as the organizationdoes not meet the Pregnancy Discrimination Act with 500 minimum employees.

D.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie must be treated the same way as any other temporarily disabled employee.

Question 11

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

Options:

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 12

John earns $45,200 per year as a mechanic in your organization. The $42,500 per year does not include earnings John may have through shiftdifferentials, benefits, overtime, incentives, and bonuses. Which one of the following terms best describes the $45,200 per year that John earns?

Options:

A.

Base pay

B.

Market-demand pay

C.

Hygiene factor pay

D.

Variable pay

Question 13

You are the HR Professional for yourorganization. You have just hired a new employee for your company. What form are you and the newly hired employee required to complete to show the employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States?

Options:

A.

IRCA-00

B.

1099

C.

IRCA-86

D.

I-9

Question 14

The Americans withDisabilities Act of 1990 identifies an individual with a disability, as a person who has one or more of the following characteristics except for which one?

Options:

A.

Has a record of such impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities

B.

Is regarded as having such impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities

C.

Is believed by employers that an individual having a physical or mental impairment substantially limits one or more major employment activities

D.

Has aphysical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities

Question 15

Beth works forthe HJR Corporation and she feels that she has been discriminated against by her supervisor. Beth would like to file a charge with the EEOC but she's afraid of the repercussions and she doesn't want her identity exposed. Beth asks a lawyer to file the charge for her so she can remain anonymous. Is this legal?

Options:

A.

It depends on the state where the charge is being filed, as some states allow anonymous filings while others do not.

B.

No, the person who has been discriminated against must file her own charge.

C.

No, the person who files the charge cannot remain anonymous.

D.

Yes, the person who files the charge can have someone else file the charge on their behalf to protect their identity.

Question 16

Sally is an HR Professional for an organization and she's working with Holly another HR Professional. Holly is concerned with effectiveness of a new policy. Sally is concerned with the efficiency of the new policy. What is the difference between effectiveness and efficiency?

Options:

A.

These are the same values in human resources.

B.

Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

C.

Efficiency is being effective when doing things. Effectiveness is doing the rightthings efficiently.

D.

Efficiency is knowing what to do. Effectiveness is doing what you know you should.

Question 17

Beth is a HR Professional for her organization and she's discussing the risk of growing her organization'sbusiness. What is risk and why would it be considered in HR for organizational growth?

Options:

A.

Risk is an uncertain event or condition that may help or hinder an organization. Adding employees can help positive risks or amplify negative risk events.

B.

Riskis an adverse event that can halt, hinder, or hurt the objectives of a business.

C.

Risk is a negative event that an organization must consider when adding new employees to grow a company.

D.

Risk is an uncertain event or condition that can have a positive or negative effect on the goals of an organization.

Question 18

If an employee wants toparticipate in a union, they'll often have union dues to pay. The employer is obligated to deduct the payment from the employee's paycheck and give it to the union only if which condition is met?

Options:

A.

The person requesting for the union dues deduction must make the request in writing.

B.

The union representative must contact the employer and verify the request on behalf of the employee.

C.

The person requesting for the union dues deduction must be employed for more than 90 days.

D.

The person requestingfor the union dues deduction must be employed for more than 120 days.

Question 19

You are a HR Professional for your organization and your supervisor is asking you about the details of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and what it means to your company. He wants to know what the total damages could be if an organization is foundliable by a jury trial. What is the maximum amount that could be awarded to a victim of discrimination if the organization is found liable?

Options:

A.

There is no limited amount as the jury can determine damages

B.

$50,000

C.

$300,000

D.

$500,000

Question 20

If an employer ignores stress in employees what symptom are employees likely to develop?

Options:

A.

De-motivation

B.

Burnout

C.

Tumors

D.

Turnover

Question 21

You are a HR Professional for your organization. You and your supervisor are reviewing the EEO reporting requirements for your company to comply with the reports your firm should file. Which report is collected on odd-number of years from state and local governments?

Options:

A.

EEO-4 Report

B.

EEO-1 Report

C.

EEO-5 report

D.

EEO-3 Report

Question 22

If an employee files a complaint with OSHA, under which of the following would they be protected?

Options:

A.

Whistle-blower protection

B.

General-duty clause

C.

Physical environmental hazard

D.

Emergency action

Question 23

As an HRProfessional you must be familiar with the project management processes and the stakeholders of projects. All projects can map to the project management lifecycle. Which one of the following best describes the project management lifecycle?

Options:

A.

It is the aggregation of the nine knowledge areas of project management: integration management, scope, schedule, costs, quality, human resources, communication, risk, and procurement.

B.

It is the life of the management of the project -from initiation, planning, execution, controlling, through closing.

C.

It is the life of a project to interact with all areas including scope, schedule, costs, quality, human resources, communication, risk, and procurement.

D.

It is a unique life of each project -from its initiationthrough its closing.

Question 24

John's organization has collected several applications for an employment position within his organization. The data collected from these applications must be kept secure and private, especially in light of the Privacy Act of what year?

Options:

A.

1964

B.

1968

C.

1974

D.

2007

Question 25

The management and union are proceeding to an arbitration hearing that will be conducted by an arbitration panel. Which one of the following best describes the makeup of the arbitration panel?

Options:

A.

There are three arbitrators all of whom are randomly selected to serve from a pool of pre-approved management andunion arbitrators.

B.

There are three arbitrators all of whom must be approved to participate by the management and the union.

C.

There are three arbitrators, one selected by the management, one selected by the union, and a neutral arbitrator whom bothmanagement and union approve of.

D.

There are three arbitrators, all of whom are selected by the party not bringing the grievance.

Question 26

You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of theideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Nominal group technique

B.

Ratio analysis

C.

Brainstorming

D.

Delphi Technique

Question 27

Which of the following is the amount of compensation that the employer and the employee agree will be paid for the performance of particular duties?

Options:

A.

Performance-based pay

B.

Seniority-based compensation

C.

Pay differential

D.

Base pay

Question 28

You are the HR Professional for your organization. You are discussing the status of your company's employees to determine who may be considered nonexempt versus exempt. Which one of the following types of employees can never be considered exempted from overtime provisions?

Options:

A.

Administrative assistants

B.

Sales people

C.

Manual workers

D.

Managers

Question 29

Your organizationis looking for methods to improve communication between the management and the employees within the company. Which one of the following methods is best described as a small but representative sampling of employees - led in a conversation by a neutral moderator about an identified topic?

Options:

A.

Focus group

B.

Workshop

C.

Pilot group

D.

Brainstorming session

Question 30

There arefour sections of the HR Impact Model. Which component of the model is considered to be the most client-oriented role?

Options:

A.

Programs and Processes

B.

Catalyst

C.

Consultation

D.

Policies and Procedures

Question 31

Your organization is using the whole job ranking technique as part of its non-quantitative job evaluation. Which one of the following best describes the whole job ranking technique?

Options:

A.

Jobs are ranked from lowest to highest according to the importance that each job holds.

B.

Jobs are reviewed based on the entire performance of the organization in each category.

C.

Jobs are categorized into broad categories or levels.

D.

New jobs are categorized into an existing hierarchy of jobs within the organization.

Question 32

____________programs involve employees and managers in improving the organization's productivity and sharing the benefits of success.

Options:

Question 33

You are an HR Professional for your organization. You and your supervisor are reviewing the EEO reporting requirements for your company to comply with the reports your firm should file. Which EEO Report is a survey, collected every other year on even calendar years?

Options:

A.

EEO-4 Report

B.

EEO-5 Report

C.

EEO-3 Report

D.

EEO-1 Report

Question 34

Match the Common law doctrine of employment with their descriptions.

Options:

Question 35

Which of the following Acts requires employers to record health and safety incidents that occur each year and to document steps they take to comply with regulations?

Options:

A.

Occupational Safety and Health Act

B.

Mine Safety and Health Act

C.

Drug-Free Workplace Act

D.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Question 36

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is to the Occupational Safety and Health Act as the National Labor Relations Board is to which of the following?

Options:

A.

The Norris-La Guardia Act

B.

The National Labor Relations Act

C.

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

D.

The Labor-Management Relations Act

Question 37

During the organization of a union, it's possible that the union will gain recognition from the management. The management is then obliged to give theNLRB a list of employees who are eligible to vote in the unionization election. What is the name of the list of such employees called?

Options:

A.

Constituent List

B.

Union prospectus List

C.

Excelsior List

D.

Candidate List

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