PHRCA Exam With 100% Correct And
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Accident - Correct Answer-Unplanned sequence of events that results in
undesirable consequences
Alternative workweek - Correct Answer-Any regularly scheduled workweek
requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period
Adverse employment action - Correct Answer-Employment action (such as
termination, demotion, etc.) that either materially affects the terms and
conditions of employment or would deter an individual from engaging in a
protected activity; required part of a retaliation claim
Adverse action notice - Correct Answer-Documentation that an employer
must provide to an applicant or employee whenever the employer makes
an employment decision based on information obtained through a
background check
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) -
Correct Answer-Publishes Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines that
are used in most cases to decide type and amount of treatment approved
for work injury or illness
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Correct Answer-Federal law that
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities
Antipiracy agreement - Correct Answer-Agreement by one party not to
recruit employees of another party, typically limited to a specific time
period
Apportionment - Correct Answer-Way of figuring out how much of a
permanent disability is due to the work injury and how much is due to
other disabilities
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,Assembly Bill (AB) 1825 - Correct Answer-Requires sexual harassment
training every two years for supervisors employed by employers covered
by the statute (generally, all state entities as well as all employers
receiving the services of 50 or more persons)
Avoidable consequences doctrine - Correct Answer-Principal under which
a complaining party's damages in a harassment lawsuit may exclude any
damages that the party might have avoided if he or she had earlier
reported possible harassment under an appropriate company policy;
available only when the company has taken appropriate proactive steps to
prevent workplace harassment
Bonus - Correct Answer-Money promised to an employee in addition to the
monthly salary, hourly wage, commission, or piece rate due as
compensation; usually based on performance
Cal/OSHA - Correct Answer-California's occupational safety and health
program
Cal WARN Act - Correct Answer-Requires a covered employer to give a
particular kind of written notice 60 days in advance of certain notice-
triggering events (mass layoffs, relocations, or termination)
California Code of Regulations (C.C.R.) - Correct Answer-Contains the
regulations of approximately 200 state regulatory agencies; regulations
have been formally adopted by state agencies; reviewed and approved by
the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State
California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CCMIA) - Correct
Answer-State law that imposes restrictions on the use, disclosure, and
storage of private medical information, including steps required to
safeguard such information from theft or other inappropriate access
California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) - Correct
Answer-Agency that serves as lead in California for emergency
management
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, California Family Rights Act (CFRA) - Correct Answer-Provides
unpaid job-protected time off and continuation of benefits for
eligible employees with a serious health condition or who need to
care for certain family members
California Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - Correct
Answer-Law that requires Web sites seeking information from
visitors, such as online employment application, to post a privacy
policy meeting certain requirements
California Privacy Act (CPA) - Correct Answer-Law that addresses
privacy on telephones and other electronic equipment
Causal link - Correct Answer-Link that an employee complaining of
retaliation must prove to show that the employer took an adverse
employment action against the employee because of a protected
activity
Change-of-status notice - Correct Answer-Notice employers must
provide when employees are terminated, discharged, laid off, or
placed on leave of absense
Child - Correct Answer-Biological, adopted, or foster son or
daughter, stepson or stepdaughter, legal ward, or child of an
employee who stands in loco parentis to that child, who is either
under 18 years of age or an adult dependent child
Claims administrator - Correct Answer-Term for insurance
companies and others that handle workers' compensation; also
called claims examiner or claims adjuster
Collective bargaining agreement - Correct Answer-Agreement
negotiated between a labor union and an organization that sets forth
the terms of employment for the employees who are subject to the
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