PHR Exam Questions - Part 10

1. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and it is illegal in the US based on what law?

A) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) ADA and Rehabilitation Act of 2008
C) ADEA of 1967
D) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1958



2. As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address sanitary working conditions?

A) Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
B) Portal-to-Portal Act
C) Davis-Bacon Act
D) Fair Labor Standards Act



3. As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?

A) OWBPA
B) OASDI
C) HIPAA
D) MHPA



4. Your organization employees 475 people and you are the HR Professional for the organization. You're teaching your staff about the EEOC laws and the rights your employees have under these laws. In your state what term is assigned by the EEOC to the local offices that enforcethe EEOC laws and any local or state anti-discrimination laws?

A) Labor offices
B) Workers Rights Agencies
C) Fair Employment Practices Agencies
D) EEOC offices



5. You are the HR Professional for your organization. You're leading a presentation on equal employment opportunity terminology for your staff. Beth, a staff member, wants to know what a charge is -in regard to equal employment opportunity. What is a charge?

A) A charge is the documentation of an alleged unlawful discrimination.
B) A charge is an individual that has lodged a formal complaint to an agency that alleges unlawful discrimination.
C) A charge is the evidence that unlawful discrimination has occurred.
D) A charge is a formal complaint submitted to an agency that alleges unlawful discrimination.