HRCI HRCI-PHRCA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

HRCI HRCI-PHRCA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 121:

  As an HR Professional, you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. The National Labor Relations Board identified five categories of unfair labor practices. Which one of the following is not one of the five categories of unfair labor practices?

  A. To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of a labor organization.
  B. To refuse individuals to organize and meet for the potential labor union creation process.
  C. To interfere, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights to engage in concerted or union activities or refrain from them.
  D. To discriminate against employees for engaging in concerted or union activities or refraining from them.
  B. To refuse individuals to organize and meet for the potential labor union creation process.

• Question 122:

  An employee earning $22,500 per year supervises three employees and spends 35 hours per week on essential job duties that require discretion and independent judgment. Which of the following describes this employee?

  A. Exempt, based on the administrative exemption test
  B. Exempt, based on the executive exemption test
  C. Nonexempt
  D. Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement
  D. Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement

• Question 123:

  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. Minimum wage requirement
  C. Laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation
  D. Health insurance requirement
  A. Criteria for exempt and nonexempt employees
  B. Minimum wage requirement
  C. Laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation

• Question 124:

  Which of the following Acts provides compensation for employees and contractors of the Department of Energy who were subjected to excessive radiation while producing and testing nuclear weapons?

  A. Drug-Free Workplace Act
  B. Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
  C. Fair Labor Standards Act
  D. Federal Employees Compensation Act
  B. Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

• Question 125:

  All organizations need prevoyance, orplanning, as a part of a manager's duty. As an HR Professional what is the primary purpose of planning?

  A. Directs the project team and staff to accomplish the project scope
  B. Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization
  C. Communicates the direction of the organization
  D. Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve their goals
  B. Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization

• Question 126:

  When an individual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?

  A. The EEOC will create a hearing with the complainant and the employer to investigate the charge.
  B. The EEOC will visit the employer to inform them of the charge.
  C. The EEOC will investigate the claim by inspecting the employer's place of business.
  D. The EEOC will send the employer a letter informing them of the charge.
  D. The EEOC will send the employer a letter informing them of the charge.

• Question 127:

  When does double breasting occur?

  A. A neutral employer performs work that is normally done by striking employees.
  B. An employer has two companies that are substantially identical.
  C. Two businesses perform operations that are part of the same product.
  D. An employer has two businesses, one union and one nonunion, that do substantially the same work but have different management, equipment, and customers.
  D. An employer has two businesses, one union and one nonunion, that do substantially the same work but have different management, equipment, and customers.

• Question 128:

  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 inSpanish 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
  A. Disparate treatment

• Question 129:

  The Department of Labor establishes the rules for unemployment insurance and associated claims. Who administers the unemployment?

  A. Each organization
  B. The Department of Labor
  C. Insurance companies
  D. Each state
  D. Each state

• Question 130:

  If an employee wants to participate 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?

  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 requesting for the union dues deduction must be employed for more than 120 days.
  A. The person requesting for the union dues deduction must make the request in writing.