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2024 HRCI APHR CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 HRCI APHR CERTIFICATIONEXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Not mandated
by OSHA. Some corporations have this plans in place.
Modified Duty Assignment - CORRECT ANSWERS-employer can determine
their own policy about their ability to have someone working with
restrictions.
Ergonomics - CORRECT ANSWERS-The study of workplace equipment design
or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or workspace so that
people and things interact safely and most efficiently.
Professional Certification - CORRECT ANSWERS-based on work experience,
education, and require re-certification
Certificate Program - CORRECT ANSWERS-Does not require work experience,
education, or re-certification
Reduction in Force (RIF) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Termination of employment of
individual employees and groups of employees for reasons other than
performance, for example, economic necessity or restructuring; also known
as downsizing.
outplacement support - CORRECT ANSWERS-hiring consultant to work with
separating employees in developing resumes, identifying targets for new
employment.
Downsizing - CORRECT ANSWERS-A planned reduction in the number of
employees needed in a firm in order to reduce costs and make the business
more efficient
40 plus - CORRECT ANSWERS-nonprofit organization helps managers and
executives over 40 find new employment
General Duty Clause - CORRECT ANSWERS-Statement in Occupational Safety
and Health Act that requires employers subject to OSHA to provide
employees with a safe and healthy work environment.
,Bloodborne pathogens - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pathogenic microorganisms
that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These
pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-Revision to
Bloodborne Pathogens standard that requires employers to minimize
employees' exposure to blood through sharps injuries.
Risk Mitigation - CORRECT ANSWERS-a process whereby the organization
takes concrete actions against risks, such as implementing controls and
developing a disaster recovery plan
The Clayton Act (1914) - CORRECT ANSWERS-prohibits mergers and
acquisitions that would less competition, a single person cannot be a director
of two or more competing corporations, and restricts use of injunctions
against labor, and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act (1968) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Limits the
amount of wages that can be garnished or withheld in any one week and
prohibits employee dismissal because of garnishments.
The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (1934) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Precludes a
federal contractor or subcontractor from inducing an employee to give up
any part of their wages to the employers for the benefit of having a job.
The Copyright Act (1976) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Protection of "original works"
for authors so others may not print, duplicate, distribute, or sell their work.
The Copyright Terms Extension (1998) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Further
extended copyright protection to the duration of the author's life plus 70
years for general copyrights and to 95 years for works made for hire and
works copyrighted before 1978.
The Davis-Bacon Act (1931) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Requires contractors and
subcontractors working on federal government construction projects
($2000+) to pay their employees "prevailing wages". Only applies to laborers
and mechanics. Allows trainees and apprentices to be paid less.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Regulates the financial markets and protects
consumers. Includes a non-binding vote for stakeholders on executive
compensation, golden parachutes, and return of executive compensation
based on inaccurate financial statements.
,The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (2001) -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Adjust pension vesting schedules, increasing retirement
plan limits, permitting pretax catch-up contributions by participants older
than 50.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (1986) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Provides rules for access, use, disclosure, interpretation, and
privacy protections of electronic communications, and they provide the
possibility of both civil and criminal penalties for violations. Ex: monitoring
employee emails, messages, recording calls, and cameras in the workplace.
The employer needs to give proper notice.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Federal law
that prohibits the use or suggestion of lie detector tests in most employment
situations
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (1974) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established
retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for
individuals in these plans.
The Equal Pay Act (1963) - CORRECT ANSWERS-An amendment to the Fair
Labor Standards Act, this act requires equal pay for men and women doing
equal work.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act (2012) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Includes
measures that amend the Railway Labor Act to change union certification
election processes in the railroad and airline industries and impose greater
oversight of the regulatory activities of the National Mediation Board.
Requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review and audit of NMB
operations every 2 years.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT) (2003) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide financial
privacy of employees and job applicants. Requirements in third part
investigations of employee misconduct charges.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (1970) - CORRECT ANSWERS-This law
protects consumers against inaccurate credit reporting and requires lenders
and creditors to correct errors. It permits consumer credit reporting agencies
to issue credit reports to users only for specified purposes and only under
certain circumstances, requires creditors to inform the consumer if credit has
been denied because of information on the consumer's credit report (and
also gives consumers the right to the source of such information), and
provides the consumer with mechanisms by which to request a copy of his or
her credit report and to challenge information contained therein.
, The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (1938) - CORRECT ANSWERS-This
federal law covers employers engaged in interstate commerce, regulates
child labor, maximum hours, and minimum wages. The law, among other
things, specifically prohibits children under the age of 14 from most types of
work, making exceptions for, e.g., lawn care, newspaper delivery, and
entertainment, and restricts the employment of children between the ages of
15-18 in various ways. It also requires employers to pay employees who
agree to work more than 40 hours per week no less than one and a half (1½)
times their regular pay for all hours over 40.
FLSA: Record Keeping - CORRECT ANSWERS-• Personal information
• Hour & day work week begins
• Total hours worked per work day & per work week
• Regular hourly pay rate for any week involving overtime
• Total overtime pay for work week
• Deductions from or addition to wages
• Total wages paid each pay period
• Date of payment and pay period covered
Child Labor Provisions - CORRECT ANSWERS-Limits hours of work for minors
under 16 and lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for them
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (1997) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Prohibits
American companies from making corrupt payments to foreign officials for
the purpose of obtaining or keeping business.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (1996) -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Ensures that individuals who leave/lose their jobs can
obtain health coverage even if they or someone in their family has a serious
illness, injury, or pregnant. It allows people to change jobs without loss of
coverage.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (1952) - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Fundamental body of US immigration law. Provisions apply to all employers.
Addresses employment eligibility and employment verification; defines the
conditions for the temporary and permanent employment of aliens in the US
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Federal
law requiring employers to verify and maintain records on applicants' legal
rights to work in the United States
The IRS Intermediate Sanctions (2002) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Provides
guidelines regarding the determination of reasonable compensation for
executives of nonprofit organizations; allows the IRS to impose penalties
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