SHRM Test Bank. Exam Questions With Verified Answers.
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Government Body that requires organizations to electronically submit illness and injury data -
answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration
A key manager is retiring, and the company wants her to keep working in a part-time capacity.
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SHRM Test Bank. Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
Government Body that requires organizations to electronically submit illness and injury data -
answer✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration
A key manager is retiring, and the company wants her to keep working in a part-time capacity.
She will work 20 hours a week and continue to perform a portion of her old duties. What Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification should the HR manager recommend for the manager?
- answer✔Exempt employee
What type of communication helps ensure an employer's compliance with federal, state, and
local law? - answer✔Labor Posters
A company that receives federal contracts learns that an employee has recently been convicted of
a drug-related offense. The employee has a signed acknowledgment form in their personnel file.
Under the Drug-Free Workplace Act, what action must the employer take? - answer✔Impose a
sanction on the convicted employee or require satisfactory participation in a rehabilitation
program.
Which of the following is a notable provision of the Department of Labor's electronic guidelines
for data storage? - answer✔Records must be convertible into readable paper copy to satisfy
obligations under Title I of ERISA
How does the Weingarten case apply to an investigatory meeting to obtain information that is the
basis for disciplinary action? - answer✔It allows a union representative to be present during the
meeting.
An HR practitioner voices concerns regarding the actions of an administrative agency through
phone calls, letters, and personal visits to elected officials. Which practice is being described? -
answer✔Public comment period
Which must be permitted when conducting an investigative interview of a union employee? -
answer✔Union representative adding information supporting the employee's case
How does the Weingarten ruling apply to nonunion employees? - answer✔Weingarten does not
require that nonunion employees be allowed union representation during investigatory
interviews.
Which does not count toward the regular rate of pay for overtime calculations? -
answer✔Discretionary Bonuses
Which of the following is the best reason to maintain employment records electronically? -
answer✔Easier storage and access for records that span many years
Which U.S. Supreme Court case found the practice of hiring a male with preschool-aged children
over a woman with preschool-aged children to be in violation of Title VII? - answer✔Phillips v.
Martin Marietta Corporation
Workplace harassment is a violation of which legislation? - answer✔Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964
Which employee must be paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? -
answer✔Manager who earns $450 per week
What is the purpose of an HR compliance checklist? - answer✔To help ensure that the
organization fulfills the requirements of HR laws and regulations
What U.S. employer action does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
require? - answer✔Give plan participants a summary of benefits and coverage prior to an
enrollment change.
An employee was denied a cost-of-living increase given to other employees while he served on
military duty overseas for two years. Which act has been violated? - answer✔Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
An organization is opening a new factory in the United States. Due to availability issues, the
factory will be temporarily unable to comply with an OSHA standard regarding required safety
equipment. What should the organization do? - answer✔Apply to OSHA for a temporary
variance from the standard due to the unavailability of required equipment.
Key contributors to a recently completed project received bonuses. A male employee received
$4,000. A female employee in another state received $10,000. The male employee files a
complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC does not
find reasonable cause for the complaint. What may happen next? - answer✔The male employee
may file a lawsuit against the employer.
An employee believes his union rights have been violated. Who should the employee contact
first to file a charge? - answer✔NLRB
What did United States v. Windsor, Obergefell v. Hodges, and similar Supreme Court rulings
establish? - answer✔It is unconstitutional for one state to not recognize the same-sex marriages
recognized by other states.
Which position may require an applicant to take a polygraph test? - answer✔Delivery driver for
a pharmaceutical firm
Which is an employee right identified under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act? -
answer✔Requesting an OSHA inspection
When does disparate treatment occur? - answer✔When a manager asks only female applicants
questions about child care
Which authoritative resource is considered an agency guideline? - answer✔Opinion letter
The 70-20-10 model created by the Center for Creative Leadership identifies three clusters of
experiences to develop people. Which type of experience does the 70 in the model represent? -
answer✔Challenging assignments
Which is a trend in career development that an HR team leader must consider before engaging in
career planning with team members? - answer✔The employee is expected to assume greater
individual responsibility for career development.
Which best demonstrates job enlargement? - answer✔A bank teller handles deposits and
disbursements and also sells certificates of deposit.
Which program gives technical workers the ability to earn as much as they would in a
management position? - answer✔Dual career ladder
Which characteristic is critical to a good training objective? - answer✔Stating what the learner
will be able to do after the training
Although the founder of an organization is very competent, she has alienated nearly everyone in
the organization. Colleagues have tried to share their concerns; however, she does not believe
there to be an issue. Rather she believes she merely has a direct approach. Which assessment tool
is best suited to display how her directness is impacting others? - answer✔360-degree
assessments
Which is a disadvantage of instructor-led training? - answer✔Less effective for large groups
Many employees in the manufacturing department will be retiring in the next six months. The
department supervisor asks the HR manager to identify ways to capture the employees'
knowledge. In order to address this request, what should the HR manager identify first? -
answer✔The knowledge that will be lost when the employees retire
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