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PHRca Professional in Human Resources - California Questions and Answers

Questions 4

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?

Options:

A.

Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project

B.

Gaining agreement to the project plan

C.

Presenting the findings and recommendations

D.

Exploring the situation

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Questions 5

COBRA, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, requires some organizations to offer continuation of group health care coverage to employees and family members based on certain qualifying events. How many employees must exist within an organization for COBRA requirements to be enforced?

Options:

A.

20

B.

100

C.

50

D.

10

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Questions 6

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with certaintheories and insights about organizational culture, organizational development, and management. Who addressed organizational culture as "that's the way we do things around here"?

Options:

A.

Frederick Herzberg

B.

Allen A. Kennedy

C.

Edgard Schein

D.

W. EdwardsDeming

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Questions 7

Anorganization would like to hire a 15-year old for some duties in their business. Which one of the following rules would be breaking the requirements of the child labor provisions of the FLSA?

Options:

A.

Non-school hours only

B.

4 hours per school day

C.

8 hours in a non-school day

D.

18 hours per school week

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Questions 8

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?

Options:

A.

OSHA 3165 poster

B.

OSHA 5613poster

C.

OSHA 5131 poster

D.

OSHA 3615 poster

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Questions 9

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. There are three primary types of bargaining thatmanagement and unions participate in. Which one of the following bargaining types aims to generate a variety of options before settling on one?

Options:

A.

Distributive bargaining

B.

Good faith bargaining

C.

Integrative bargaining

D.

Interest-based bargaining

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Questions 10

Asan HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. What term is assigned to a group of employees who are not directly affected by a group of striking employees, but they choose not to crossa picket line of strike?

Options:

A.

Common situs picketing

B.

Scabs

C.

Sympathy strike

D.

Wildcat strikes

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Questions 11

All of the following statements about employment at-will are true except which one?

Options:

A.

The employee may resign at any time, with or without notice.

B.

The employer may terminate the employee for cooperating with an SEC investigation.

C.

The employer may withdraw an offer of employment after the employee has accepted the position and resigned another job.

D.

The employer may terminate the employee at any time for any reason.

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Questions 12

Which of the following is the amount of compensation that the employer and the employee agree will be paid for the performance of particular duties?

Options:

A.

Performance-based pay

B.

Seniority-based compensation

C.

Pay differential

D.

Base pay

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Questions 13

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?

Options:

A.

There is no age limit in the act

B.

65

C.

70

D.

75

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Questions 14

Holly and Gary are HR Professionals in their organization and they're working to develop the strategic plan for their organization. Holly and Gary are using SWOT analysis to helpunderstand the needs of human, financial, technological, capital, and other aspects of their organization. What is SWOT?

Options:

A.

SWOT is an analysis to define the schedule, weaknesses, opportunities, and timetable of a project endeavor.

B.

SWOT is an analysis to define the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats an organization may face.

C.

SWOT is an analysis to define the strengths, weaknesses, openness, and timeliness of an organization.

D.

SWOT is an analysis to define the seriousness, weaknesses, openness, and timetable of organization development.

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Questions 15

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the legal case, the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber regard?

Options:

A.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring women and minorities.

B.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from using racial criteria as a method to determine workplace advancement.

C.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not bar employers from favoring women and minorities.

D.

The United States Supreme Court heldthat the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring minorities, but could do gender based favor.

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Questions 16

Which of the following Acts requires employers to record health and safety incidents that occur each year and to document steps they take to comply with regulations?

Options:

A.

Occupational Safety and Health Act

B.

Mine Safety and Health Act

C.

Drug-Free Workplace Act

D.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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Questions 17

What act prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical and mental disabilities?

Options:

A.

ADEA of 1967

B.

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

C.

VEVRAA of 1974

D.

IRCA of 1986

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Questions 18

Which of the following damages an individual's reputation in the community?

Options:

A.

Quid pro quo

B.

Vicarious liability

C.

Defamation

D.

Constructive Discharge

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Questions 19

How can an employer determine whether a job creates an ergonomic hazard for an employee?

Options:

A.

Review the MSDS.

B.

Observe the incumbent performing the job duties.

C.

Review and analyze the OSHA logs.

D.

Review and analyze the workers' compensation records.

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Questions 20

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 inSpanish and interviews all other candidates in English. This is an example of what?

Options:

A.

Disparate treatment

B.

Disparate impact

C.

Accommodation

D.

Perpetuating past discrimination

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Questions 21

Which of the following are the key components of gainsharing? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

Options:

A.

The organization and the employees share the financial gains.

B.

If goals for improvements are met, employees and managers share the success.

C.

Managers and employees provide their part of salary for charity.

D.

Employees and management work together for reviewingorganizational performance.

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Questions 22

Which of the following is illegal except in the construction industry?

Options:

A.

Union shop clause

B.

Closed shop clause

C.

Agency shop clause

D.

Common shop clause

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Questions 23

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with the collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. Consider an arbitration process between the management and the union. What term is assigned to the resolutionof the disagreement, by an arbitrator's interpretation of the language of the contract?

Options:

A.

Resolution

B.

Interpretation

C.

Decision

D.

Outcome

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Questions 24

Frank is an employee at the HBF Corporation, and he has recently been terminated because of poor company income. Frank visits the company's blog and saw a comment from his manager, which says, "We had to let Frank go today because he kept screwing up sales order. He's incompetent!" This is an example of which one of the following?

Options:

A.

Termination evidence

B.

Slander

C.

Libel

D.

Freedom of speech

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Questions 25

When anindividual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?

Options:

A.

The EEOC will create a hearing with the complainant and the employer to investigate the charge.

B.

The EEOC will visit the employer to inform them of the charge.

C.

The EEOC will investigate the claim by inspecting the employer's place of business.

D.

The EEOC will send the employer a letter informing them of the charge.

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Questions 26

You are an HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. During the interview process, the candidate will need to complete a psychological test to determine his ability to perform in the job role based on collected and desired traits. This is an example of what type of validity?

Options:

A.

Construct-related validity

B.

Criterion-related validity

C.

Content validity

D.

Predictive validity

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Questions 27

You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of theideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Nominal group technique

B.

Ratio analysis

C.

Brainstorming

D.

Delphi Technique

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Questions 28

All organizations need prevoyance, orplanning, as a part of a manager's duty. As an HR Professional what is the primary purpose of planning?

Options:

A.

Directs the project team and staff to accomplish the project scope

B.

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization

C.

Communicates the direction of the organization

D.

Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve their goals

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Questions 29

The doctrine of ________________ negligence was used to mitigate the employer's responsibility if the worker's actions contributed in any way to the injury.

Options:

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Questions 30

what nonmathematical forecasting technique uses rounds ofanonymous surveys among participants to determine consensus on the direction of employment trends, candidate selection, or other forecasting topics?

Options:

A.

Delphi Technique

B.

Qualitative forecast

C.

Management forecast

D.

Trend analysis

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Questions 31

As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards that your company provides for its employees. Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?

Options:

A.

Cash compensation

B.

Satisfaction from challenging and exciting assignments

C.

On-site cafeteria

D.

Esteem from working with other talented people

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Questions 32

A union philosophy statement may have all of the followingexceptwhich?

Options:

A.

A statement of the company's desire to remain union free

B.

A promise of extended benefits if the company remains union free

C.

A description of what a union cannot do for the employees

D.

Factual statements about the disadvantages of unions in the labor/management relationship

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Questions 33

Employee pension rights are protected by which of the following acts or regulations?

Options:

A.

The Sherman Antitrust Act

B.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act

C.

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

D.

Executive Order 11246

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Questions 34

Which of the following are non-monetary rewards that a company can provide to its employees?

Options:

A.

Recognition

B.

Opportunity to learn

C.

Flexible hours

D.

Cash compensation

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Questions 35

Herb is the HR Professional for hisorganization. He is preparing to hire a new employee, Hans, to the firm. Herb has asked Hans to agree, in writing, to mandatory arbitration as part of the employment offer. What does this agreement mean?

Options:

A.

It means that Hans and the organization must settle all disputes, if any arise, through a neutral third party rather than through a lawsuit.

B.

It means that Hans must file all legal complaints with the organization's attorney, before filing a lawsuit against the organization.

C.

It means that Herb'sfirm can research Hans to determine if he's had any lawsuits.

D.

It means that Hans cannot work for competitors without the written permission of the employer.

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Questions 36

Your organization will be using the point factor technique in their evaluations of job performance. You need to communicate what the point factor technique accomplishes as you're the HRProfessional for your organization. Which one of the following best describes the point factor technique?

Options:

A.

Specific compensable factors are identified and then performance levels within the factors are documented.

B.

Specific compensable factors are identified and then performance levels within the factors are weighted on importance to the employee.

C.

Performance factors are identified by the employee and then performance levels within the factors are weighted based on importance to the organization.

D.

Specific compensable factors are identified and then performance levels within the factors are documented. The different factors and levels are weighted based on importance to the organization.

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Questions 37

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?

Options:

A.

Washington versus Davis, 1976

B.

Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971

C.

McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973

D.

Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975

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Exam Code: PHRca
Exam Name: Professional in Human Resources - California
Last Update: Dec 26, 2024
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