PHR Online Practice Questions and Answers

Correct Answer: C

The maximum amount that can be awarded is $300,000. This amount, however, can be lowered based on the number of people involved in the discrimination lawsuit. Answer options B, D, and A are incorrect. The maximum amount allowed by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, is $300,000.

Correct Answer: C

Performance management is the process of constantly working with employees to enhance their ability to perform their jobs productively. Performance management includes activities to ensure that goals are consistently being met in an

effective and efficient manner. Performance management can focus on the performance of an organization, a department, employee, or even the processes to build a product or service, as well as many other areas. Answer option D is

incorrect. Supervisory training generally involves topics related to interactions with employees, such as performance management, progressive discipline, performance appraisals, workplace safety, and training.

Answer option A is incorrect. Performance appraisal is a structure for documenting individual performance. Performance appraisal can contribute to productive relationships between employees and their supervisors.

Answer option B is incorrect. Employee self-assessment process is meant to be a two-way conversation. In this process, employees are asked to assess their own performance as part of the appraisal.

Correct Answer: ABC

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established the following:

Minimum wage requirement

Laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation Criteria for exempt and nonexempt employees

Answer option D is incorrect. Health insurance requirement are not established by FLSA.

Correct Answer: A

The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act addressed contractors with the federal government that exceed $10,000, to pay an established minimum wage to workers employed through the contract. This act was passed in 1936. This act also addressed, however, the requirements of sanitary working conditions for employees. Answer option C is incorrect. In 1931 the Davis-Bacon Act was the first piece of legislation to actually establish a minimum wage. The act was, however, limited to the construction industry. Answer option D is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938. It addressed minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and record keeping. Answer option B is incorrect. The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 clarified the hours of working for the purpose of minimum wage and overtime pay.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Requiring only the female members to keep the meeting minutes is a form of disparate treatment. Answer option A is incorrect. This is a fair, neutral way to ensure that the meeting minutes are kept. Answer option D is incorrect. While this

choice is tempting it's not unlawful as there's no distinction between male and female employees to keep the minutes for the meeting. Answer option B is incorrect. This is a fair rotation of the meeting minutes, though stating that male and

females will rotate on the task could open possibilities of disparate treatment.

Correct Answer: B

The project management lifecycle is the flow of project management activities through the five process groups of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. Answer option D is incorrect. This answer describes the project life cycle

-which is unique to each project; not universal to all projects.

Answer option A is incorrect. This answer describes the integrated nature of projects where performance in each knowledge area can affect the performance of all other knowledge areas. Answer option C is incorrect. This answer describes

project integration management - the coordination of all necessary project management processes throughout the nine knowledge areas of project management.

Correct Answer: A

The membership of a protected class should have no bearing on a good cause for termination. Answer options B, D, and C are incorrect. These are examples of just cause of termination.

Correct Answer: ACD

Following are the benefits of gainsharing programs:

1.Aligns employees to organization goals

2.Helps organization to achieve improvement in key performance measures 3.Enhances employees focus and awareness

Answer option B is incorrect. This is a disadvantage of gainsharing programs.

Correct Answer: C

The Privacy Act of 1974 requires organizations to keep EEO-related matters private. This law is designed to protect the information the candidate has given to the organization as part of the application for the employment position. Answer options B, A, and D are incorrect. These are not valid years from the Privacy Act of 1974.

Correct Answer: A

The Federal Labor Standards Act does not address commissions, royalties, and tips. The four things the act does address are minimum wage, record keeping, overtime, and child labor. Answer options D, C, and B are incorrect. Minimum wage, record keeping, and overtime are addressed by the Federal Labor Standards Act.