HRCI HRCI-PHRCA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

HRCI HRCI-PHRCA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  Which of the following provides an anonymous means by which employees can provide ideas for improvements to management?

  A. Suggestion box
  B. Task force
  C. Committees
  D. Work team
  A. Suggestion box

• Question 12:

  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
  C. Davis-Bacon Act

• Question 13:

  Which of the following Acts provides benefits to coal miners?

  A. Black Lung Benefits Act
  B. Federal Employees Compensation Act
  C. Occupational Safety and Health Act
  D. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  A. Black Lung Benefits Act

• Question 14:

  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 of relationship
  D. Financial control
  D. Financial control

• Question 15:

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

  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
  D. Withhold Social Security tax from pay

• Question 16:

  Which of the following are the benefits of gain sharing programs? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

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

• Question 17:

  Which of the following employees is exempt from California overtime requirements?

  A. A retail manager earning less than twice the minimum wage
  B. A computer professional meeting the salary and duty test
  C. A clerical employee who supervises two workers
  D. A full-time sales associate in a retail store
  B. A computer professional meeting the salary and duty test

• Question 18:

  Amy is a sales person for your company and she earns her pay based on commission. Amy's pay is known as variable pay or what other term?

  A. Fixed pay
  B. Commission only
  C. Base pay
  D. At risk pay
  D. At risk pay

• Question 19:

  Which of the following is NOT a protected category under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)?

  A. Marital status
  B. Gender identity
  C. Political affiliation
  D. Medical condition
  C. Political affiliation

• Question 20:

  Your organization is aiming to reduce costs by stopping wastes in the production cycle. The company has created a plan that will reward employees 50 percent of the savings from the waste stoppage. What type of compensation plan is your organization offering to employees in this instance?

  A. This is an example of a team incentive
  B. This is an example of profit sharing
  C. This is an example of gain sharing
  D. This is an example of a short-term incentive
  C. This is an example of gain sharing