As an HR Professional, you should be familiar with OSHA rules, standards, and
regulations. Should an organization violate an OSHA standard, there are often penalties
that the employer must pay. What is the maximum fine an employer may face for a
deliberate and intentional violation of an OSHA standard?

A.

$100,000

B.

$10,000

C.

$50,000

D.

$70,000

Fran is a HR Professional for her organization and she is interviewing applicants for a
warehouse position. One of the candidates has written on his application that he speaks
Spanish. Fran interviews this candidate in Spanish and interviews all other candidates in
English. This is an example of what?

A.

Disparate treatment

B.

Disparate impact

C.

Accommodation

D.

Perpetuating past discrimination

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?

A.

The Clayton Act

B.

The Railway Labor Act

C.

The National Labor Relations Act

D.

The National Industrial Recovery Act

As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect
employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address sanitary working
conditions?

A.

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

B.

Portal-to-Portal Act

C.

Davis-Bacon Act

D.

Fair Labor Standards Act

As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect
employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address a minimum wage
for employees?

A.

Portal-to-Portal Act

B.

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

C.

Davis-Bacon Act

D.

Fair Labor Standards Act

Which of the following are established by Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938? Each
correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

A.

Criteria for exempt and nonexempt employees

B.

Minimumwage requirement

C.

Laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation

D.

Health insurance requirement

Mike is the HR Professional for his organization and he's documenting the relationship of
contractors and employees in the organization. Mike is focusing on the control aspects as
provided by the Internal Revenue Service. What aspect of the contractor control aspect is
best described as how the business pays the worker?

A.

Behavioral control

B.

Contractual relationship

C.

Type ofrelationship

D.

Financial control

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?

A.

OWBPA

B.

OASDI

C.

HIPAA

D.

MHPA

Your organization employees 475 people and you are the HR Professional for the
organization. You're teaching your staff about the EEOC laws and the rights your
employees have under these laws. In your state what term is assigned by the EEOC to the
local offices that enforcethe EEOC laws and any local or state anti-discrimination laws?

A.

Labor offices

B.

Workers Rights Agencies

C.

Fair Employment Practices Agencies

D.

EEOC offices

Which of the following are non-monetary rewards that a company can provide to its
employees?

A.

Recognition

B.

Opportunity to learn

C.

Flexible hours

D.

Cash compensation

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?

A.

Whether the employee is a member of a protected class

B.

Whether the employee was warned in advance

C.

Whether the rule has been applied consistently

D.

Whether reasonable "proof" of the violation existed, or was obtained through
investigation

The GHF Corporation is looking to hire four software developers. The average pay for
software developers, with the desired skill set, is $76,000. The GHF Corporation believes
that by offering $80,000 for the starting salary they'll attract better performers than their
competitors. What is this scenario an example of?

A.

Lagging the market

B.

Leading the market

C.

Matching the market

D.

Beating the market