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Question 1

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

AADEA of 1967

BRehabilitation Act of 1973

CVEVRAA of 1974

DIRCA of 1986

Answer : B

Question 2

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?

AConstruct-related validity

BCriterion-related validity

CContent validity

DPredictive validity

Answer : A

Question 3

Employers are required to provide a portable retirement plan to employees based on which of the following?

AEmployee Retirement Income Security Act.

BRetirement benefits are not required by federal law.

COlder Worker Benefit Protection Act.

DOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.

Answer : B

Answer option B is correct. No federal law requires employers to provide a retirement plan to employees. If employers do provide retirement benefits, ERISA (A) regulates how the plans are offered and administered. OBRA (D) capped executive pay, required health plans to honor qualified medical child-support orders, and required that group health plans provide coverage for dependent adopted children of employees. The OWBPA (C) amended the ADEA to prohibit discriminating against older workers in benefit plans and defined requirements for employee waivers of their rights under the act.

Chapter: Compensation and Benefits

Objective: Review Questions

Question 4

Sally is an HR employee for her company. She is primarily interested in serving only in an organizational role where she focuses on creating HR policies and procedures. What is the limitation Sally may subject herself to, if she focuses only on the organizational role?

AShe'll only be involved in the organization's strategic planning efforts.

BShe won't be involved in the organization's strategic planning or change efforts.

CHer organizational impact will be limited to identifying problems, creating policy initiatives, and launching HR programs.

DHer organizational impact will be limited to promoting employee performance.

Answer : B

Question 5

As an HR Professional you must address risk in the work place. There are two general categories of risk: pure risk and business risk. Which one of the following is an example of pure risk?

ALoss of investment

BLoss of life or limb

CSafety training for workers in construction

DFines and penalties for breaking regulations

Answer : B

Question 6

A union is performing a jurisdictional strike in front of a construction site. What is a jurisdictional strike?

AIt is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to assign a particular work to its members; rather than to members of other unions or to the non-union workers.

BIt is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to agree to the terms ofa new contract although there is already an approved contract in place.

CIt is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to agree to the terms of a new contract because the current contract between the employer and the union has expired.

DIt is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to assign all work to its members, rather than to members of non-union workers.

Answer : A

Question 7

You are an HR Professional for your organization. Your organization employs 120 people in the United States. You are required to file the EEO-1 report for your organization by what date?

AApril 15 of each year

BThe anniversary date of your organization reaching 100 employees

CJanuary 1 of each year

DSeptember 30 of each year

Answer : D

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