HRCI HRCI Certifications SPHR Questions & Answers

• Question 521:

  The FLSA requires employers to pay nonexempt employees for time spent where?

  A. Commuting to work

  B. At home while waiting to be called to work

  C. At work reading a book while waiting for an assignment

  D. Attending a voluntary training program

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 522:

  OSHA has identified six standards that apply to almost all general industry employers. All of the following are standards as defined by OSHA that apply to employers except for which one?

  A. Emergency action plan standard

  B. Exit routes standard

  C. Equity pay standard

  D. Fire safety standard

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 523:

  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?

  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

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 524:

  What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act do?

  A. Requires continuation of health benefits

  B. Establishes EPO networks

  C. Limits preexisting condition restrictions

  D. Prevents HR from investigating claims issues

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 525:

  A manager makes a sexual advancement to an employee who rejects the advance. Later, the manager does not allow the employee to be promoted because of the rejection of the sexual advancement. This is an example of what type of sexual harassment?

  A. Hostile work environment

  B. Disparate treatment

  C. Quid pro quo

  D. Disparate impact

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 526:

  Which of the following occurs when management shuts down operations to keep the union from working?

  A. Secondary boycott

  B. Involuntary exit

  C. Lockout

  D. Boycott

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 527:

  The concept that recognizes that businesses are social organizations as well as economic systems and that productivity is related to employee job satisfaction is known as what?

  A. Human relations

  B. Strategic management

  C. Human resource management

  D. Human resource development

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 528:

  Placement goals are part of Affirmative Action Plans. A placement goal should be met with good faith efforts, not through which one of the following?

  A. Discrimination

  B. Outsourcing

  C. Quotas

  D. Advertisements

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 529:

  You are the HR Professional for the HJN Company and you've been tasked with addressing stress in the workplace. You reference the NIOSH book "Stress at Work" to learn there are six primary categories of stress in the workplace. Which category of stress is best described as lack of family- friendly policies?

  A. Career concerns

  B. Task design

  C. Management style

  D. Work roles

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 530:

  Certain organizations are required by OSHA to complete and file the OSHA Form 300 to report a log of work-related injuries and illnesses. How many employees must an organization have to be required to complete the OSHA Form 300?

  A. 33

  B. 44

  C. 11

  D. 22

  Correct Answer: C