Which of the following scenarios is an example of discrimination in a disparate treatment?

An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but scrutinizes the work the employee does after the holiday. The manager does not inspect the work of other employees who did not ask off for the holiday.

An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but asks the employee to make up the work the employee will miss.

An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees even though a degree is not needed to perform all jobs within the organization.

An employee requests off from work because of a religious holiday. The manager agrees but scrutinizes the work the employee does after the holiday. The manager does not inspect the work of other employees who did not ask off for the holiday.

An organization requires all newly hired employees to have college degrees for certain positions within the company.

Jennifer is an HR Professional and she's telling Hal about sexual harassment issues at their workplace. Jennifer wants to distinguish between the types of sexual harassment in this conversation. What are the two categories of sexual harassment Jennifer should address?

Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Work Environment

Hostile Work Environment and Covert

What is the minimum amount of employees an organization must have to be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?

All organizations are covered by this act and must abide by its requirements

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?

Perpetuating past discrimination

Jane is preparing for an interview process for an open position within her company. Jane has prepared several questions for the interview. In her questions, Jane is careful not to ask all of the following questions, except for which one?

Our hours are from 8 AM to 5 PM. Can you meet this requirement of the position?

As part of your implementation of a new course, you will deliver pilot programs to a small group of learners in your organization. Which of the following are the two types of pilot programs that an organization can use within ADDIE?

Identical program format and abbreviated program format

Mock program and management-driven format

Instructor-to-instructor format and instructor-to-peer format

Identical program format and abbreviated program format

Job-sampling program and abbreviated program format

What is the most effective method of performance evaluation?

A behaviorally anchored rating-scale process

Which of the following union security clauses specifies that all employees must either join the union or pay union dues if they choose not to join the union?

Maintenance of membership clause

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with particular labor-based acts of congress. One such act is the Taft-Hartley Act which addressed right-to-work states and unions. What does right-to-work states mean for unions and employees?

Employees are not required to join a union to work.

Employees must join the union in order to work.

Union conducts the hiring process for an organization.

An organization can fire employees if they're members of a union.

The lawsuit Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Service, Inc. is a unique sexual harassment case. What was the relevance of this case which makes it unique to human resource professional?

It is a sexual harassment case that was brought about by a man being harassed by men.

It is a sexual harassment case that was brought about by a man being harassed by women.

It is a sexual harassment case that was actually a fictitious account of harassment.

It is the first sexual harassment case that awarded a woman over $1,000,000.

It is a sexual harassment case that was brought about by a man being harassed by men.

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. What is the zipper clause in regard to negotiations?

Items in a management-union contract are 'zipped' closed, once the agreement is signed by both parties.

Items in a management-union contract can be 'zipped' open and closed as often as necessary.

Items in a management-union contract are 'zipped' closed, once the agreement is signed by both parties.

Management and union representations are locked out of union employee meetings.

Management is locked out of union meetings.

Your organization has a retirement benefits plan that is covered by ERISA. Under ERISA, which of the following is your organization required to do for the plan participants?

Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.

Provide each participant with monthly plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no more than $7 per participant, per month.

Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at a cost of no more than $7 per participant, per year.

Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.

Provide each participant with monthly plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.

As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts used the terminology 'work now, grieve later' to describe the urgency of performing work?

National Industrial Recovery Act

As a Senior HR Professional you should be familiar with the rights of employees and how it relates to the performance and relationship with management and the organization. In this light, what are Weingarten Rights?

It is the right of an employee to have a union representative present at any investigatory interview that the employee believes may lead to a disciplinary action.

It is the right of the employee to refuse to work overtime hours that may have been requested by management.

It is the right of an employee to have a union representative present at any investigatory interview that the employee believes may lead to a disciplinary action.

It is the right of an exempt employee to refuse to work more than 40 hours per week in seven-day time period.

It is the right of the employee to leave the organization's employment at anytime without retribution by withholding or delaying payments due for work.

According to the WARN Act, an employer with 200 employees is required to provide 60 days' notice of a mass layoff when which of the following is true?

The employer lays off 5 employees a week for 3 months.

The employer is seeking additional funding and will lay off 70 employees if the funding falls through.

A major client unexpectedly selects a new vendor for the company's products, and the company lays off 75 employees.

The employer lays off 5 employees a week for 3 months.

A flood requires that one of the plants be shut down for repairs, and 55 employees are laid off.

Which of the following statements about substance-abuse policies is not true?

Federal law requires all employers to implement substance-abuse policies.

An effective policy describes what happens to employees who test positive.

An effective policy describes when tests will occur and what drugs will be tested.

Federal law requires all employers to implement substance-abuse policies.

Substance-abuse policies identify who will be tested.

Why is a job analysis important?

It provides the foundation from which all other HR activities are designed.

It allows for proper training and development of key personnel.

It provides the supervisory responsibilities necessary to accomplish organizational goals.

It ensures compliance with EEO laws.

It provides the foundation from which all other HR activities are designed.

Based on an analysis of the industry and labor market trends, a VP of Human Resources has determined that the best course of action for her company is to change from a narrow to a broadband salary structure. The current structure has been in place for more than 15 years, and the VP is anticipating strong resistance to making the change. Which of the following tools should the VP use to convince the executive team to make the change?

Calculate the return on investment.

Calculate the cost-benefit analysis.

For several months, the management team has been struggling to come to grips with the need for a formal succession plan. About 30 percent of the workforce will reach retirement age within 10 years, and little has been done to prepare for the loss of knowledge in key roles that will occur as employees begin to retire. The team has come to a consensus that what is needed is a comprehensive plan, one that includes a mentor program for each of the key positions, identification of key skills that will need to be replaced, a recruiting strategy that attracts qualified candidates who are looking for longevity, and creating a more open culture. Which of the following can be used to accomplish these goals?

Create a talent-management program.

Create a knowledge-management program.

Which of the following is not an appropriate use of an HRIS?

Tracking employee expense reports

Tracking applicant data for the EEO-1

A department manager advises you that the productivity of his data-entry operators is unsatisfactory and asks you to develop a training program to improve their data-entry skills. What is your first step?

Talk to other managers to validate the situation.

After conducting a risk assessment, what can you do to protect the company against any identified risks?

Obtain employment practices liability insurance.

Identify policies that are applied inconsistently throughout the organization.

Present management with a plan for reducing the risks.

Develop a plan to reduce the risks.

Obtain employment practices liability insurance.

The best way for HR to contribute to the development of an organization's strategic plan using internal business operational factors is to do which of the following?

Interpret and apply internal operational information such as the relationships between departments

Scan the legal and regulatory environment

Stay informed of technological developments

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