HRCI PHRca Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 4

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Question 31

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of pregnancy, child birth, or other related medical conditions. This law affects organizations having what minimum number of employees?
All organizations with employees must abide by this law
Organizations with 100 or more employees
Organizations with 15 or more employees
This law only addresses federal government employees
Question 32

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?
Lagging the market
Leading the market
Matching the market
Beating the market
Question 33

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?
April 15 of each year
The anniversary date of your organization reaching 100 employees
January 1 of each year
September 30 of each year
Question 34

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?
OSHA 3165 poster
OSHA 5613 poster
OSHA 5131 poster
OSHA 3615 poster
Question 35

Consider your role as a HR Professional in your organization. In your duties you're to keep abreast of market trends, practices in HR, employee attitudes, and your business needs. What component of the HR Impact Model is addressed in this situation?
Programs and processes
Policies and procedures
Catalyst
Consultation
Question 36

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with certain theories and insights about organizational culture, organizational development, and management. Who addressed organizational culture as 'that's the way we do things around here'?
Frederick Herzberg
Allen A. Kennedy
Edgard Schein
W. Edwards Deming
Question 37

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?
There is no age limit in the act
65
70
75
Question 38

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?
Financial control
Locale of work performed
Behavioral control
Type of relationship
Question 39

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?
One year from the date of the incident
Five years following the year of the incident
Three years following the year of the incident
90 days following the year of the incident
Question 40

Which one of the following best describes Progressive discipline?
Discussion of substandard performance, written warning, final written warning, termination.
Series of documents of employee's incompetence or insubordination that precedes an employee's termination.
Discussion of substandard performance, verbal warning, written warning, and final written warning.
Series of documents of employee's substandard performance prior to each step of discipline or termination.
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