GPHR Certification Exam Questions 2023 - Part 1

1. ______________________________prohibit the use of other languages inthe workplace and they are illegal inCalifornia unless certain conditionsare met, including business necessityand employee notice.

A) English Only Policies
B) Employment at will
C) California Labor Commissioner
D) Prohibited Employment Practices



2. Canning, freezing, and preserving industry

A) California Fair Pay Act
B) Wage order #3
C) Wage order #15
D) Wage order #6



3. 1) When required by state or federal law - Income tax, Social Security and Medicare, SDI tax2) Wage garnishments - Child support, alimony, spousal support, other legal wage garnishments3) When authorized by employee - insurance contributions, benefit plan contributions, union dues, repayment of an employee loan3) Dishonest or willful act request negligence - damage or loss occurred as a result of the employee's dishonesty or negligence4) Reimbursement of over payment of wages - consistent with predictable and expected wage overpayments pertaining to the employer's pay system, and with voluntary and written approval from the employee5) Meals and lodging provided - pursuant to applicable wage order6) Unreturned tools/uniform - only under advanced agreement and understanding by the employee of a return items provided by the employer

A) List the permitted payroll deductions employers can make
B) Photos and Fingerprints
C) Explain meal period requirements for non-exempt employees who work over 5 hours
D) California Labor Code Section 132a



4. California employers are only allowed to utilize the ________________ after a conditional offer of employment has been made, or when doing so is required under federal law or as a condition for receiving federal funds.

A) Everify Systems
B) Notice to Employee Regarding Wages
C) Prevailing Wage
D) Exposure Records



5. 1) intake2) filing3) investigation4) conciliation5) litigation6) remedies

A) Explain the process a complaint follows when submitted to the department of Fair Employment and housing
B) Explain the safety training requirements for supervisors
C) List the employer information that is required by the employment development Department
D) Explain the four scenarios where different leaves may run concurrently or consecutively



6. After the proposal meeting, theemployer must conduct a secret ballotvote of the affected work group(s).

A) Travel Time Pay
B) Camp Counselors
C) Paid Sick Leave
D) Adoption Process



7. Employee must be at least eighteen(18) years of age; must regularly workmore than fifty percent (50%) of theirtime away from the employer's placeof business; and whose duties andresponsibilities must generally beengaged in selling or obtaining ordersfor products, services, or facility use.

A) Forfeiting Commissions
B) Outside Sales Person
C) Explain the three scenarios that warrant overtime pay at 1.5 times rate of pay
D) Video Event Recorders



8. Requires employers to provide a reasonable amount of time for their lactating employees to expressed breastmilk while at work

A) Lactation accommodations
B) Sexual Harassment Training
C) Expense reimbursement
D) Advance, Draw or Guarantee



9. Involves acts of violence that may be committed by someone who either receives or is the object of a service provided by the affected workplace or victim, such as healthcare and social service providers, sales personnel, law-enforcement or correctional personnel, municipal bus or railway drivers, teachers or other public or private sector workers

A) List the three types of events covered by Cal WARN
B) Explain a type 2 threat under a workplace security program
C) Polygraph Tests
D) Explain the employer's 5 obligations pertaining to sexual harassment prevention



10. Submit the Complaint to the DFEH. Employees who feel that they have experienced unlawful harassment or discrimination, and have exhausted the available remedies through their employer, if applicable, can submit their complaint online, over the phone, in person, or through the mail.

A) First Step in the Complaint Process for Discrimination
B) Explain the requirements for having to compensate 'on-call' time
C) Commissioned Inside Sales Employee
D) Registered domestic partners and same sex marriage