HRCI PHR Free Practice Questions

NEW QUESTION 1
As an HR Professional, you should be familiar with OSHA rules, standards, and regulations. Should an organization violate an OSHA standard, there are often penalties that the employer must pay. What is the maximum fine an employer may face for a deliberate and intentional violation of an OSHA standard?

• A. $100,000
• B. $10,000
• C. $50,000
• D. $70,000

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 2
As a HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the Regents of the University of California versus Bakke lawsuit primarily accomplish?

• A. Universities could not use race as the reason to exclude an applicant to a college admissions program, but the university could use race as one of the reasons to include a person as an applicant to a college admissions progra
• B. Universities could not hire a person based solely on their rac
• C. Universities could not use race as a reason to not hirea person, but could use race as a reason to hire a perso
• D. Universities could not use race as a reason to include or to exclude a person from a college admissions progra

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 3
what nonmathematical forecasting technique uses rounds of anonymous surveys among participants to determine consensus on the direction of employment trends, candidate selection, or other forecasting topics?

• A. Delphi Technique
• B. Qualitative forecast
• C. Management forecast
• D. Trend analysis

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4
There are seven stages of internal consulting that a HR Professional must be familiar with. Which one of the following is not one of the seven stages of internal consulting?

• A. Exploring the situation
• B. Implementing
• C. Developing recommendations
• D. Executing the project plan

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 5
Robert is the HR Professional for his organization. June, Robert's supervisor, assigns Robert for completing and filing the EEO-1 Report for the organization. What is the EEO-1 Report?

• A. It is a report that all employers with at least 100 employees must submit to the Department of Labo
• B. It defines the total number of employees the organizationemploy
• C. It is a report that all employers must submit to the Department of Labor defining the race, social security identification number, and income of all employees in the organizatio
• D. It is a report that all employers with at least 100 employees must submit to the Department of Labo
• E. It defines the total number of employees by job category, ethnicity, race, and gender the organization employ
• F. It is a report that all employers must submit to the Department of Labor defining the race and income of all employees in the organizatio

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 6
You are a HR Professional for your organization. You and your supervisor are reviewing the EEO reporting requirements for your company to comply with the reports your firm should file. Which report is collected on odd-number of years from state and local governments?

• A. EEO-4 Report
• B. EEO-1 Report
• C. EEO-5 report
• D. EEO-3 Report

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 7
Diane is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the ranges for the compensation levels of her company. Which one of the following statements best describes what a range for compensation is?

• A. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are federally mandated that employees be pai
• B. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are generally pai
• C. A rangespecifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for the worth of responsibilitie
• D. A range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum value for which employees are generally paid through incentive

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 8
Which of the following is a term used to describe efforts made by a downsizing company to help former employees through the transition to new jobs and help them re-orientate to the job market?

• A. Duty of diligence
• B. Exit interview
• C. Utility function
• D. Outplacement

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 9
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

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 10
Herb is the HR Professional for his organization. He is preparing to hire a new employee, Hans, to the firm. Herb has asked Hans to agree, in writing, to mandatory arbitration as part of the employment offer. What does this agreement mean?

• A. It means that Hans and the organization must settle all disputes, if any arise, through a neutral third party rather than through a lawsui
• B. It means that Hans must file all legal complaints with the organization's attorney, before filing a lawsuit against the organizatio
• C. It means that Herb's firm can research Hans to determine if he's had any lawsuit
• D. It means that Hans cannot work for competitors without the written permission of theemploye

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 11
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

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 12
There are seven stages of internal consulting that an HR Professional must be familiar with. Consider this scenario: Frances has developed an HR training plan for her organization. The plan is comprehensive, aggressive, and will provide organizational development for all levels of employees in the company. Frances is presenting her plan to her organization's management. What level of internal consulting is Fran participating in?

• A. Reviewing, transitioning, and evaluating the project
• B. Gaining agreement to the project plan
• C. Presenting the findings and recommendations
• D. Exploring the situation

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 13
As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. What term is assigned to a group of employees who are not directly affected by a group of striking employees, but they choose not to cross a picket line of strike?

• A. Common situs picketing
• B. Scabs
• C. Sympathy strike
• D. Wildcat strikes

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 14
As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. An organization utilizes union labor and non-union labor in their operations. The union goes on a strike; so the organization shifts work to the non-union labor to offset the effects of the strike. If the union labor decides to picket the operations of the non-union labor, what term is assigned to this process?

• A. Double Breasting Picketing
• B. Common situs picketing
• C. Wildcat strikes
• D. Sympathy strike

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 15
You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're completing a turnover analysis. You're considering that over the past year your organization has employed 1,238 employees and during that same period your organization has terminated 56 employees. Based on this information what is your organization's turnover for the past year?

• A. 56
• B. Significantly lower than average
• C. 22
• D. Moderately low

Answer: C

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