GPHR Certification Exam Questions 2023 - Part 5

1. Aggrieved employees are able to suetheir employer with certainprotections.

A) Willful violation - if a regulatory, general, or serious violation is determined to be willful the proposed penalty is adjusted upward as follows
B) PAGA - Private Attorney General Act
C) State Contracts
D) A minor is



2. California Labor Code prohibitsemployers from demanding orrequiring any employee or applicant totake a _______________, lie detector,or similar test or examination as acondition of employment or continuedemployment.

A) De Novo Appeals
B) Pay Day Notice
C) Everify Systems
D) Polygraph Tests



3. 1) All California employers with five or more employees are required to have an anti-harassment policy2) Employer must distribute information on sexual-harassment to all employees3) Adequate complete procedure4) Employee should be informed of right to a fully complete investigation5) If harassment is proven, must be prompt and effective remedial action

A) Explain how small employers can offer health benefits under covered California
B) Explain the six provisions of a legal vacation policy with regards to compensation in California
C) Explain the employer's 5 obligations pertaining to sexual harassment prevention
D) Explain the 5 requirements for an employee to be eligible for California family rights act leave



4. 1) Written proposal to the affected work group2) Meet with affected work group3) Secret ballot with 2/3 in favor4) Report to DLSR within 30 days (division of labor standards and research)

A) List the 12 state required new hire brochures and notices
B) List the permitted payroll deductions employers can make
C) What are the five requirements for a professional exemption?
D) Explain the necessary steps required to implement an alternative work week schedule



5. Employee is licensed by the State of California and practicing in one of the following law, medicine, dentistry optometry, architecture, teaching, or accounting, whose occupation is commonly recognized as a learned or artist profession, whose duties and responsibilities generally exercise discretion and independent judgement, required to be 1)Advanced knowledge in their field. 2) Original or creative work 3) Predominantly intellectual and varied and earns normal salary of at least 2 times the state minimum wage.

A) Cheerleaders
B) List the 12 state required new hire brochures and notices
C) Explain the private attorneys general act and the protection it provides employees
D) Professional Exemption



6. The separate forms are for companiesthat provide health insurance and forthose that do not provide healthinsurance.

A) California Minimum Wage Poster
B) Retaliation Complaint Investigations
C) Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage Options and Your Health Coverage
D) Notice to Employees - Injuries Caused by Work Poster



7. Settles wage claims on behalf ofworkers for claims of unpaid wages,overtime, or vacation pay.

A) Public Works
B) Essential Function of the Job
C) Wage Claim Adjudication
D) California Labor Commissioner



8. Requires all health insuranceproviders to extend coverage toregistered domestic partners as itdoes to spouses.

A) Wage order #4
B) Wage order #7
C) California Fair Pay Act
D) California Insurance Equality Act



9. Employee's duties and responsibilitiesgenerally involve the management ofthe organization; regularly directs thework of two (2) or more employees;has the authority to, or whosesuggestions are used to, hire and/orfire employees; exercises discretionand independent judgement; andearns a normal salary of at least two(2) times the state minimum wage.

A) Personnel file review
B) Workers' Compensation Leave
C) Administrative Exemption
D) Executive Exemption



10. 0 or 1 thirty minute meal period

A) List the penalties for wage order violations
B) Explain meal period requirements for non-exempt employees who work 6 hours
C) Explain meal period requirements for non-exempt employees who work at 10-12 hours
D) No-Solicitation Agreement