Question 1

Kelly's organization has posted a new job opening for their organization. This job opening is for a woman to be the restroom attended, for all women's restrooms and locker rooms, in their organization. Kelly believes, however, that the requirement for the applicant to be a female is a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which one of the following is the best answer for this scenario?

Accepted Answer

The requirement for the applicant to be a female can be considered a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) because the job involves working in women's restrooms and locker rooms, where privacy concerns justify hiring a female.

Question 2

Holly is a senior worker in her organization and she is a member of the union. Her position will be eliminated in sixty days and she will be released from the company. Rather than being unemployed, Holly asks the union to move her to a less senior position and release a junior employee. If the union agrees to this, what will this term be known as?

Accepted Answer

Bumping is a practice where a senior employee whose position is being eliminated can take a less senior position, displacing a junior employee.

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

This is an example of disparate treatment because Fran is treating the candidate differently based on his language ability, which is a characteristic that could relate to national origin.

Question 4

You are an HR Professional for your organization. Your organization employs 120 people in the United States. You are required to file the EEO-1 report for your organization by what date?

Accepted Answer

The EEO-1 report is required to be filed by September 30 each year for organizations with 100 or more employees.

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

GHF Corporation is offering a salary higher than the average market rate to attract better talent, which is an example of leading the market.

Question 6

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with the collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. Consider an arbitration process between the management and the union. What term is assigned to the resolution of the disagreement, by an arbitrator's interpretation of the language of the contract?

Accepted Answer

The term "Decision" refers to the resolution of a disagreement by an arbitrator's interpretation of the language of the contract in an arbitration process.

Question 7

What is the FairPay amount that defines, what a person makes, to be considered highly compensated?

Accepted Answer

The FairPay amount that defines a highly compensated employee is $100,000 or more according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations.

Question 8

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?

Accepted Answer

Washington versus Davis, 1976, established that a test with adverse impact on a protected class is lawful if it is valid and job-related.

Question 9

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with OSHA forms for maintaining employee records. OSHA form 301 is used to document the incident that caused the work-related injury or illness. How long is an organization required to keep the form on record?

Accepted Answer

Organizations are required to keep OSHA form 301 on record for five years following the year of the incident.

Question 10

As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with non-monetary rewards that your company provides for its employees. Which of the following is an example of non-monetary reward?

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a Senior HR Professional, you should...

Question 11

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're working with the management to define the role of contractors versus employees in your organization. According to the Internal Revenue Service, there are three categories of control that help determine whether a person is a contractor or an employee. Which one of the following is not one of the three levels of control as defined by the IRS for employee versus contractor?

Accepted Answer

The IRS uses three categories to determine if a worker is an employee or contractor: financial control, behavioral control, and type of relationship. "Locale of work performed" is not one of these categories.

Question 12

As an HR Professional you need to be familiar with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967. What is the maximum age this act applies to people?

Accepted Answer

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. There is no maximum age limit specified in the act.

Question 13

The JHG Company has used discriminatory hiring practices in the past but they adjusted their practices and are following federal laws now to ensure that fair hiring practices are met. However, the JHG Company has an employee referral program as a primary source to recruit new employees. What danger may the JHG Company be exposed to in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

The use of an employee referral program can lead to perpetuating past discriminatory practices if the current workforce lacks diversity, as employees tend to refer candidates similar to themselves.

Question 14

As an HR Professional, you are required to post an OSHA poster in a conspicuous place that is easily visible to employees. What OSHA poster lists each of the employee's rights?

Accepted Answer

The OSHA 3165 poster, also known as the "Job Safety and Health: It's the Law" poster, lists each of the employee's rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Question 15

You are a HR Professional for your organization and your supervisor is asking you about the details of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and what it means to your company. He wants to know what the total damages could be if an organization is found liable by a jury trial. What is the maximum amount that could be awarded to a victim of discrimination if the organization is found liable?

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 caps the damages for discrimination cases at $300,000 for employers with more than 500 employees.

Question 16

Herb is the HR Professional for his organization. He is preparing to hire a new employee, Hans, to the firm. Herb has asked Hans to agree, in writing, to mandatory arbitration as part of the employment offer. What does this agreement mean?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory arbitration means that any disputes between Hans and the organization will be resolved through arbitration, which involves a neutral third party, rather than through the court system.

Question 17

You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. One of the requirements in the interview process for a graphic designer is, for the graphic designer to use a software program and to create a simple brochure. This is an example of what type of validity?

Accepted Answer

This is an example of content validity, as it involves assessing the candidate's ability to perform tasks that are directly related to the job, such as using software to create a brochure, which is a key component of the graphic designer role.

Question 18

Henry is the HR Professional for his organization and he's discussing the status of Amy's employment. Amy earns $87,500 per year and receives a paycheck via direct deposit every two weeks. Amy was hired under the offer of a salary position, but she feels that she is working far more than the agreed 40 hours per week. Based on these scenarios, do you believe Amy is exempt or non-exempt?

Accepted Answer

Amy is likely exempt because she is paid on a salary basis and earns more than the minimum salary threshold for exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

The update did not grant employers with fewer than 100 employees permission to prepare a job group analysis using EEO-1 categories as job groups. This was not part of the revisions made to CFR Part 60-2.

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A federation is a group of national unions that come together to coordinate and support their activities.

Exam 2: Professional in Human Resources