PHRCA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Alternative Workweek - Answers -A method of scheduling work that allows employees
to work a standard workweek over less than a 5 day period with a number of CA
requirements.
Senate Bill 1343 - Answers -Requires anti-harassment training every 2 years for all
employees employed by employers with 5 or more employees, and all government
municipalities.
Asbestos Notification Act - Answers -The _______________________________ Act,
effective 01/01/89, applies to the owners of buildings constructed prior to 1979.
Requires building owners who know that the building has asbestos containing
construction materials to notify co-owners, employees, lessees, and tenants of the
presence of asbestos in the building.
CA Family Rights Act - Answers -Requires employers with 5 or more employees to
provide 12 weeks of leave for bonding with a newborn or adopted child, caring for a
family member with a serious health condition, and/or caring for the employee's own
serious health condition.
Bureau of Field Enforcement - Answers -Investigates and enforces statutes covering
Workers' Compensation insurance coverage, child labor, cash pay, unlicensed
contractors, Industrial Welfare Commission orders, and group minimum wage and
overtime claims.
Public Works - Answers -Investigates and enforces statutes covering private contractors
with regards to prevailing wage law.
Retaliation Complaint Investigations - Answers -Investigates complaints alleging
discriminatory retaliation in the workplace.
Judgement Enforcement - Answers -Enforces judgements for unpaid wages and
penalties.
Licensing and Registration - Answers -Processes licenses and registration for farm
labor contractors, garment contractors, car washes, studio teachers, talent agencies,
special minimum wage workers, shelter workshops, industrial homework, and
individuals using minors in door to door sales. Also issues work permits for minors as
well as employer permits to employ child entertainers
Legal Unit - Answers -Represents the DLSE in all legal matters.
,De Novo Appeals - Answers -An appeals court hearing that looks at the trial court's
record to determine the facts, but rules on the evidence and matters of law without
giving deference to that court's findings.
Amicus Briefs - Answers -Legal documents filed in appellate court cases by non-litigants
with a strong interest in the subject matter.
Industrial Welfare Commission - Answers -Established in 1913 to regulate wages,
hours, and working conditions in the State of California.
Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) - Answers -IWC
DLSE - Answers -Department of Labor Standards Enforcement
Wage Order 4 - Answers -Professional, Technical, Clerical, Mechanical and Similar
Occupations.
Wage Order 1 - Answers -Manufacturing Industry
Wage Order 2 - Answers -Personal Services Industry
Wage Order 3 - Answers -Canning, Freezing, and Preserving Industry
Wage Order 5 - Answers -Public Housekeeping Industry
Wage Order 6 - Answers -Laundry, Linen Supply, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Industry
Wage Order 7 - Answers -Mercantile Industry
Wage Order 8 - Answers -Industries Handling Products After Harvest
Wage Order 9 - Answers -Transportation Industry
Wage Order 10 - Answers -Amusement and Recreation Industry
Wage Order 11 - Answers -Broadcasting Industry
Wage Order 12 - Answers -Motion Picture Industry
Wage Order 13 - Answers -Industries Preparing Agricultural Products for Market on the
Farm
Wage Order 14 - Answers -Agricultural Occupations
Wage Order 15 - Answers -Household Occupations
, Wage Order 16 - Answers -Certain On-Site Occupations in the Construction, Drilling,
Logging and Mining Industries
Wage Order 17 - Answers -Miscellaneous Employees
Sheepherders - Answers -Shall be provided with regular mail service, radio and/or
telephone, visitor access to fixed site housing and when practicable to mobile housing
CA Labor Commissioner - Answers -Sets and enforces rules for wages, deductions,
vacation, jury/witness duty, meal and rest periods, temporary military leave, the
workweek, minors, employee access to personnel files, discrimination, exempt status,
independent contractors, and more.
California Uniform Trade Secrets Act - Answers -Protects only certain defined trade
secrets, that is information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device,
method, technique or process that derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can
obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of efforts that are
reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
Cal-COBRA - Answers -California Continuation of Benefits Replacement Act requires
California insurance carriers and HMOs to provide COBRA like coverage for employees
of smaller employers (2-19 employees) not subject to COBRA.
Cal/OSHA - Answers -California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
provides assistance to employers and workers about workplace safety and health
issues in California approved by Fed OSHA.
Cal WARN - Answers -California has a similar law to the federal WARN act that
provides more protection than the federal law.
Wage Claim Adjudication - Answers -Settles wage claims on behalf of workers for
claims of unpaid wages, overtime, or vacation pay.
Department of Labor Standards Enforcement - Answers -Also referred to as the Labor
Commissioner ensures all employees are appropriately paid for the work that they
complete within the State of California.
Ski Establishment - Answers -Allowed a regularly scheduled workweek of not more than
forty-eight (48) hours during any month of the year when related business activities are
actually being conducted
Nonexempt Employees - Answers -Protected under the IWC orders and are eligible for
overtime pay, meal and rest breaks and minimum wage