HRCI PHR Practice Test - Questions Answers

Unemployment insurance claims are managed locally within each state, but federal rules do apply.

Answer option B is incorrect. Unemployment claims are not managed by the department of labor.

Answer option C is incorrect. Insurance companies do provide unemployment insurance, but it's the local state government that manages the claims.

Answer option A is incorrect. Each organization does not manage the unemployment claims.

The Weingarten Right is a right based on the US Supreme Court case NLRB v. Weingarten in 1975. This case establishes the right of a union member employee to have a union representative present at investigatory meetings with management.

Answer option B is incorrect. The bumping right is the right of a senior employee whose position may be eliminated, and who opts to take the position of a less senior employee instead of losing the employment altogether.

The less senior employee is 'bump' out of employment by the senior employee.

Answer option C is incorrect. Right of way is not a valid term for this scenario.

Answer option A is incorrect. Management rights describe the ability of management to manage their organization the way they see fit unless the management approach contradicts a union labor contract.

Client is not one of the four components of the HR Impact Model. The four components are catalyst, consultation, policies and procedures, and programs and processes. Answer options C, A, and D are incorrect. Catalyst, consultation and programs and processes are the components of the HR Impact Model.

The list of employees who are eligible to vote in the union election, is called the Excelsior List. It's so called, based on the outcome of the lawsuit Excelsior Underwear, Inc. v. NLRB in 1996.

Answer option D is incorrect. The list is called the Excelsior List, not the candidate list.

Answer option A is incorrect. The list is called the Excelsior List, not the constituent list.

Answer option B is incorrect. The list is called the Excelsior List, not the union prospectus list.

This is an example of bumping. Bumping is when a senior employee's position is being eliminated and she elects to move to a less senior position and force a less senior worker out of employment.

Answer options C, B, and D are incorrect. These are'nt valid terms for this scenario. Bumping is the correct choice.

The technical term of arbitration, based on the interpretation of the language of the contract, is called a decision. Answer option D is incorrect. Outcome is not the valid term to describe the interpretation of the language of the contract, which is called a decision.

Answer option A is incorrect. Resolution is not the valid term to describe the interpretation of the language of the contract, which is called a decision.

Answer option B is incorrect. Interpretation is not the valid term to describe the interpretation of the language of the contract, which is called a decision.

Washington versus Davis is correct. Two African Americans were denied positions at the Washington DC police department because of their performance on a job-related test. The US Supreme Court ruled against the plaintiffs and deemed that the test did not violate the due process clause. Answer option B is incorrect. The Griggs versus Duke Power lawsuit was heard in the US Supreme Court. This case, which preceded the Civil Rights Act of 1964, centered on a policy, Duke Power Company had of segregating employees by race. Answer option C is incorrect. McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973 centered on a race discrimination case regarding the burdens and nature of proof in proving a Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Answer option D is incorrect. Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975 dealt with racial discrimination and the responsibilities of organizations to offer back pay to individuals that were racially discriminated. The racial discrimination may have prevented certain employees from advancing in the organization.

The plan administrator is required to provide participants, at no cost, with plan information about the features and funding of the plan.

Answer option A is incorrect. The information must be provided to the participants from the plan administrator at no cost.

Answer option D is incorrect. Monthly information is not mandated so this choice isn't the best answer.

Answer option C is incorrect. Monthly information is not mandated, and the information must be provided at no cost to the plan participants.

Technically this is an example of disparate treatment. Fran has treated this applicant differently than the other applicants because the person says he speaks Spanish.

Answer option D is incorrect. There is no evidence of past discrimination in this example to make this choice correct.

Answer option B is incorrect. The disparate impact happens when a seemingly neutral policy has a disproportionately negative effect on the protected class.

Answer option C is incorrect. Accommodation is not a valid term for this scenario.