Your company is going through a corporate restructuring process. Which of the following best describes corporate restructuring?

Elimination of waste by examining business units to eliminate redundancy and reduce overall costs

Outsourcing activities that have high costs, but low rewards

Elimination of waste by reducing high-paid staff

Elimination of waste by reducing redundancy in staffing

Elimination of waste by examining business units to eliminate redundancy and reduce overall costs

As an HR Professional, you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. The National Labor Relations Board identified five categories of unfair labor practices. Which one of the following is not one of the five categories of unfair labor practices?

To refuse individuals to organize and meet for the potential labor union creation process.

To interfere, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights to engage in concerted or union activities or refrain from them.

To refuse individuals to organize and meet for the potential labor union creation process.

To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of a labor organization.

To discriminate against employees for engaging in concerted or union activities or refraining from them.

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?

Granted employers with fewer than 100 employees, permission to prepare a job group analysis that uses EEO-1 categories as job groups

Reduced the number of additional required elements of the written Affirmative Action Plan from 10 to 4

Reaffirmed that affirmative action isn't to establish quotes, but to create goals

Workforce analysis was replaced with a one-page organizational profile

Granted employers with fewer than 100 employees, permission to prepare a job group analysis that uses EEO-1 categories as job groups

What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act do?

Limits preexisting condition restrictions

Requires continuation of health benefits

Limits preexisting condition restrictions

Prevents HR from investigating claims issues

You have been hired as a consultant for the HJN Company to help them in their strategic planning. They have asked you to help them create goals for the company. You recommend that the meeting participants use the SMART approach to goal setting. What is SMART?

It is a goal setting technique that defines the characteristics of a goal as Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-based.

It is a goal setting technique that defines the characteristics of a goal as Schedule, Monetary, Action-oriented, Risk, and Time-based.

It is a goal setting technique that defines the characteristics of a goal as Specific, Monitored, Accountable, Realistic, and Time-based.

It is a goal setting technique that defines the characteristics of a goal as Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Risk, and Tested.

You work for a manufacturing facility that deals with many different types of chemicals. Some of the chemicals in the workplace can be dangerous and require special training to transport or utilize the chemicals. You notice that some of the chemicals, that aren't necessarily dangerous, do not have a material safety data sheet affixed. Does the lack of material safety data sheet represents a risk-related problem?

Yes - the manufacturer of the chemicals is required to affix a material safety data sheet to the chemicals.

No - if there is a large material safety data sheet for all chemicals above the area where the chemicals are stored.

Yes - your company must create and affix a material safety data sheet for all chemicals.

No - only dangerous materials must have the material safety data sheet.

Yes - the manufacturer of the chemicals is required to affix a material safety data sheet to the chemicals.

OSHA may inspect a workplace at any time. The purpose of these inspections is to maintain safety for all workers. OSHA has established five priorities for workplace inspections. Which one of the following statements is the correct order of most important OSHA priorities to least important OSHA priorities?

Imminent danger, catastrophes and fatal accidents, employee complaints, planned inspections in high-hazard industries, follow-up inspections

Imminent danger, planned inspections in high-hazard industries, employee complaints, catastrophes and fatal accidents, follow-up inspections

Imminent danger, catastrophes and fatal accidents, planned inspections in high-hazard industries, follow-up inspections, and employee complaints

Imminent danger, catastrophes and fatal accidents, employee complaints, planned inspections in high-hazard industries, follow-up inspections

Imminent danger, catastrophes and fatal accidents, planned inspections in high-hazard industries, employee complaints, and follow-up inspections

The FLSA requires employers to pay nonexempt employees for time spent where?

At work reading a book while waiting for an assignment

At home while waiting to be called to work

At work reading a book while waiting for an assignment

Attending a voluntary training program

Which of the following requires employers to pay social security tax for employees and to withhold the tax amount from employee paychecks?

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Project management is a core activity in many organizations today. Which of the following statements best describes the process groups that comprise the project management lifecycle?

The project management lifecycle is comprised of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of launching, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address sanitary working conditions?

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

Gary is an HR Professional for his organization that has several federal contracts of $100,000 or more. His organization, as required by VEVRAA, files what form by September 30 each year, which provides the details of the veterans employed by the federal contractor?

Gary must file the VETS-100 form

Gary must file the VEVRAA ACT-1 report

Gary Gary must file the EEO-VETS form

Gary must file the VETS-100 form

An organization has over 5,000 employees who are members of a union. The employees, however, are no longer happy with the union's performance and they would like to decertify the union from their representation. Who will decertify the union in this instance?

The National Labor Relations Board

The union official if fifty percent of the employees sign off on the decertification

There are seven stages of internal consulting that an HR Professional must be familiar with. Consider this scenario: Frances has developed an HR training plan for her organization. The plan is comprehensive, aggressive, and will provide organizational development for all levels of employees in the company. Frances is presenting her plan to her organization's management. What level of internal consulting is Fran participating in?

Gaining agreement to the project plan

Presenting the findings and recommendations

Gaining agreement to the project plan

Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project

Yolanda is an HR Professional for her organization that has 250 employees. Yolanda is working with Thomas, a manager in the company. Thomas reports that Carrie, one of his staff members, will be leaving the organization for a leave absence due to a pregnancy issue. Thomas wants to know if he can terminate Carrie's employment because she won't be able to complete her work due to the pregnancy issue. What's the best answer for this scenario?

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie must be treated the same way as any other temporarily disabled employee.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie's employment can be terminated as the organization does not meet the Pregnancy Discrimination Act with 500 minimum employees.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie must return to work within 28 days or the organization can assume that Carrie has resigned.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie must be treated the same way as any other temporarily disabled employee.

Yolanda should tell Thomas that Carrie's employment can be terminated as pregnancy issues are not allowable time away from the organization

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?

Organizations with 15 or more employees

All organizations with employees must abide by this law

This law only addresses federal government employees

Organizations with 100 or more employees

Organizations with 15 or more employees

What of the following statements defines total rewards?

It is the compensation and the benefits a person earns.

It is the amount of pay a person earns per hour.

It is the total amount of pay a person earns per year.

It is the compensation a person earns for their time.

It is the compensation and the benefits a person earns.

According to Knowles, there are five key assumptions about how adults learn. One of the assumptions is the learner's readiness to learn. Which of the following statements is best associated with the assumption of the learner's readiness to learn?

I'm ready to learn this because what I learn will help me function better in some way.

What I learn today will help me solve problems at my workplace tomorrow.

I've got lots of valuable experience that I want to draw upon to help me as I learn.

I'm ready to learn this because what I learn will help me function better in some way.

I understand why I need to learn this.

The management and union are proceeding to an arbitration hearing that will be conducted by an arbitration panel. Which one of the following best describes the makeup of the arbitration panel?

There are three arbitrators, one selected by the management, one selected by the union, and a neutral arbitrator whom both management and union approve of.

There are three arbitrators all of whom must be approved to participate by the management and the union.

There are three arbitrators, all of whom are selected by the party not bringing the grievance.

There are three arbitrators, one selected by the management, one selected by the union, and a neutral arbitrator whom both management and union approve of.

There are three arbitrators all of whom are randomly selected to serve from a pool of pre-approved management and union arbitrators.

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?

Esteem from working with other talented people

Satisfaction from challenging and exciting assignments

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Certain organizations are required by OSHA to complete and file the OSHA Form 300 to report a log of work-related injuries and illnesses. How many employees must an organization have to be required to complete the OSHA Form 300?

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