HRCI HRCI-PHRCA Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

HRCI HRCI-PHRCA Online Questions & Answers

• Question 191:

  Which of the following standards requires employers to provide employees with information about physical and health hazards related to the use of chemicals in the workplace?

  A. Medical Services and First Aid
  B. Hazard Communication Standard
  C. Occupational Noise Exposure
  D. Personal Protective Equipment
  B. Hazard Communication Standard

• Question 192:

  Robert is the HR Professional for his organization and he's speaking with the federation chairman about the labor and the direction of unions. What is a federation?

  A. A federation is a group of national unions.
  B. A federation is the same as a union.
  C. A federation is a union that has international members.
  D. A federation isthe governing body of a union.
  A. A federation is a group of national unions.

• Question 193:

  Which of the following Acts provides workers compensation benefits for maritime workers whose injuries occur on the navigable waters of the United States or on piers, docks, or terminals?

  A. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  B. Black Lung Benefits Act
  C. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
  D. Drug-Free Workplace Act
  C. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

• Question 194:

  As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union- based strikes. An organization utilizes union labor and non-union labor in their operations. The union goes on a strike; so the organization shifts work to the non-union labor to offset the effects of the strike. If the union labor decides to picket the operations of the non-union labor, what term is assigned to this process?

  A. Double Breasting Picketing
  B. Common situs picketing
  C. Wildcat strikes
  D. Sympathy strike
  A. Double Breasting Picketing

• Question 195:

  Your organization has decided to close one of the manufacturing plants, where it employs 250 employees. The closing is not a reflection of the employee's performance, but due to poor sales of the equipment the plant produces. What is the employer required to do for the employees in light of the plant closing?

  A. Offer a written notice of the plant closing at least 60 days prior to the closing date.
  B. Offer the employees an opportunity to resign from their position with two week severance pay.
  C. Offer the employees a transfer to other plants that will remain open.
  D. Offer the employees a final performance assessment.
  A. Offer a written notice of the plant closing at least 60 days prior to the closing date.

• Question 196:

  Which of the following is illegal except in the construction industry?

  A. Union shop clause
  B. Closed shop clause
  C. Agency shop clause
  D. Common shop clause
  B. Closed shop clause

• Question 197:

  A key consideration for courts in cases involving workplace searches is which of the following?

  A. Whether the employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy
  B. Whether the employer had a policy regarding workplace searches
  C. How the employer handled similar situations in the past
  D. The specific laws of the state where the employer is conducting business
  A. Whether the employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy

• Question 198:

  As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union- based strikes. What is the ally doctrine?

  A. A union may expand upon its primary picketing activity to include employees who are allies of the primary employer.
  B. Employers cannot force friends, colleagues, and family members into joining a union picket. Allies of the picketing union can allow allies into the picket line.
  C. A union may expand upon its primary picketing activity to include employers who are allies of the primary employer.
  D. A union may serve as an ally to another striking union by allowing their members to join the picket against the primary employer.
  C. A union may expand upon its primary picketing activity to include employers who are allies of the primary employer.

• Question 199:

  During a representation election, votes can be challenged by whom?

  A. By management or the union before the votes are cast
  B. By management only
  C. By the union only
  D. By management or the union at any time
  A. By management or the union before the votes are cast

• Question 200:

  Which of the following requires employees to act within the authority granted by the employer?

  A. Duty of diligence
  B. Due process
  C. Duty of loyalty
  D. Duty of obedience
  D. Duty of obedience