Which of the following risk management tool or activity is not required by law?

The reporting of securities law violations

Employer practice(s) prohibiting harassment

Which of the following business structure is owned by two or more people who share final authority for all business decisions?

Limited liability company (LLC)

Which of the following is NOT a basic business structure in the United States?

Limited liability company (LLC)

What is the purpose of an HR budget?

To determine how much cash is required to achieve a goal

To evaluate the effectiveness of HR strategy

To determine how much cash is required to achieve a goal

To hold departments accountable for outcomes

To ensure that the outcomes match the strategic plan

The market your company operates within is changing and management is looking for you an SPHR for advice. They want you to identify risk that may affect the organization and take action to mitigate the identified risk events. What activity is management asking you to do?

Identification of risk tolerance

Your organization uses the balanced scorecard to assess overall performance within the company. Which of the following is the correct definition of components in the balanced scorecard method?

Financial results, customer results, key internal processes, and how people are hired and trained to achieve organizational goals

Financial results, competition results, key internal processes, and how people are hired and trained to achieve organizational goals

Financial results, customer results, key internal processes, and how people are hired and trained to achieve organizational goals

Value of stock results, customer results, key internal communications, and how people are hired and trained to achieve organizational goals

Financial results, competitor results, key internal communication, and how people are hired and trained to achieve organizational goals

As an SPHR you know that it's important for the management to show recognition for employees that have gone above and beyond what's expected of them. For rewards and recognition to be useful, the employees must be interested in the recognition. What other factor must be true?

The recognition must be genuine.

The recognition must be monetary.

The recognition must be genuine.

The recognition must be public.

In a self-audit of your employee's I-9 forms, several errors were found. These errors included incomplete sections, questionable documents accepted for verification, and over-documentation. Of the following corrective and prevention strategies, which should you recommend to your employer?

Requesting updated documents from affected employees

Recertification of all I-9 forms

Which of the following is not required by IRCA?

That copies of documents presented for employment eligibility be maintained

That an I-9 form be completed for all new hires within 3 days of hire

That employer comply with IRCA in good faith

That I-9 forms be maintained for all employees

That copies of documents presented for employment eligibility be maintained

Professionals, craft workers, and laborers/helpers have what in common?

They are all job categories on the EEO-1 report.

They are all examples of protected-class individuals.

They are all examples of types of labor unions.

They are all classifications for defining exempt workers.

The court case that identified adverse impact as an unlawful employment practice was which of the following?

Taxman v. School Board of Piscataway

Which of the following creates a variety of affirmative action obligations for employers with federal government contracts?

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)

Which of the following addresses illegal immigration into the United States?

Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

Which of the following collects data from employers throughout the United States in order to put this information on its website?

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Which of the following prohibits health insurance providers from discriminating on the basis of health status and limited restrictions for preexisting conditions?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Which of the following is not a BFOQ?

A retail store in a predominantly Asian neighborhood advertises for Asian clerks.

A lingerie catalog hires only female models.

A synagogue hiring a new rabbi requires that the rabbi be Jewish.

A swimming club requires that the men's changing-room attendant be male.

A retail store in a predominantly Asian neighborhood advertises for Asian clerks.

Within the first 90 days of his employment, a security guard physically assaulted an alleged shoplifter. Upon investigation, it was found that he had been previously convicted of a violent crime, but the employer failed to conduct a background check. This is an example of which of the following?

A violation of the Privacy Act of 1974

Which of the following creates a variety of affirmative action obligations for employers with federal government contracts?

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)

Which of the following is the correct definition of ''a major life activity'' under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

General activities and major bodily functions

Any activity that cannot be mitigated

A physical or mental impairment

A physical or mental impairment that require the use of supplemental medication or prosthetics

General activities and major bodily functions

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