WGU C202 MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL
2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OA
EXAM PREPARATION GRADE A+
immigration reform and control act of 1986 - CORRECT ANSWER -
employers with at least 4 employees must verify the employment eligibility
of everyone hired
worker adjustment and retraining notification act of 1988 - CORRECT
ANSWER -employers with at least 100 employees must give at least 60 days
notice of closings or mass layoffs of 50 or more preople
americans with disabilities act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER -prohibits
discrimination of a qualified individual with or perceieved as having a
disability. EEOC
family and medical leave act of 1993 - CORRECT ANSWER -requires leave
and job return for personal or family medical reasons and for the care of
newborn or newly adopted children
uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 -
CORRECT ANSWER -ensures that members of the uniformed services are
entitled to return to their civilian employment after their service. to protect
,the civilian employment of non-full-time military personnel in the United
States called to active duty.
genetic information nondiscrimination act of 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER -
prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on the
results of genetic testing when hiring, firing, job placement or promotion
decisions
bona fide occupational qualification - CORRECT ANSWER -characteristic
that is essential to the successful performance of a relevant job function
reasonable accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER -an employer is required
to take reasonable steps to accomodate a disability unless it would cause
the employer undue hardship
affirmative action - CORRECT ANSWER -proactive efforts to eliminate
discrimination and its past effects
protected classes - CORRECT ANSWER -groups underrepresented in
employment
affirmative action plan - CORRECT ANSWER -describes in detail the actions
to be taken, procedures to be followed and standards to be met when
establishing an affirmative action program
preferential treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -employment preference given
to a member of a protected group
,independent contractor - CORRECT ANSWER -an individual or business that
provides services to another individual or business that controls or directs
only the result of the work
sexual harassment - CORRECT ANSWER -unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
quid pro quo harassment - CORRECT ANSWER -unwanted verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature mad as a term or condition of employment or as
a basis for employment and/or advancement decisions
hostile environment harassment - CORRECT ANSWER -unwanted verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature creates a hostile, intimidating or
otherwise offensive working environment
disparate treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -intentional discrimination based
on a person's protected characteristic
adverse impact - CORRECT ANSWER -an employment practice has a
disproportionate effect on a protected group regardless of its intent
race norming - CORRECT ANSWER -comparing an applicant's scores only to
members of his or her own racial subgroup and setting separate passing or
cutoff scores for each subgroup
, fraudulent recruitment - CORRECT ANSWER -misrepresenting the job or
organization to a recruit
negligent hiring - CORRECT ANSWER -a company is considered responsible
for the damaging actions of its employees if it failed to exercise reasonable
care in hiring the employee who caused the harm
stereotype - CORRECT ANSWER -believing that everyone in a particular
group shares certain characteristics or abilities or will behave in the same
way
gap analysis - CORRECT ANSWER -comparing labor supply and demand
forecasts to identify future talent needs
action plans - CORRECT ANSWER -a strategy for proactively addressing an
expected talent shortage or surplus
scientific management - CORRECT ANSWER -breaks work down into its
simplest elements and then systematically improves the worker's
performance of each element
Four principles of Scientific Management - Taylor - CORRECT ANSWER --
Use methods based on scientifcally studying the tasks using time an motion
studies.
- Select, train and develop each worker rather than leaving them to
passively train themselves
- Provide detailed instructions and supervision to workers to ensure that
they are following the developed methods.
2026 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OA
EXAM PREPARATION GRADE A+
immigration reform and control act of 1986 - CORRECT ANSWER -
employers with at least 4 employees must verify the employment eligibility
of everyone hired
worker adjustment and retraining notification act of 1988 - CORRECT
ANSWER -employers with at least 100 employees must give at least 60 days
notice of closings or mass layoffs of 50 or more preople
americans with disabilities act of 1990 - CORRECT ANSWER -prohibits
discrimination of a qualified individual with or perceieved as having a
disability. EEOC
family and medical leave act of 1993 - CORRECT ANSWER -requires leave
and job return for personal or family medical reasons and for the care of
newborn or newly adopted children
uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 -
CORRECT ANSWER -ensures that members of the uniformed services are
entitled to return to their civilian employment after their service. to protect
,the civilian employment of non-full-time military personnel in the United
States called to active duty.
genetic information nondiscrimination act of 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER -
prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals based on the
results of genetic testing when hiring, firing, job placement or promotion
decisions
bona fide occupational qualification - CORRECT ANSWER -characteristic
that is essential to the successful performance of a relevant job function
reasonable accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER -an employer is required
to take reasonable steps to accomodate a disability unless it would cause
the employer undue hardship
affirmative action - CORRECT ANSWER -proactive efforts to eliminate
discrimination and its past effects
protected classes - CORRECT ANSWER -groups underrepresented in
employment
affirmative action plan - CORRECT ANSWER -describes in detail the actions
to be taken, procedures to be followed and standards to be met when
establishing an affirmative action program
preferential treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -employment preference given
to a member of a protected group
,independent contractor - CORRECT ANSWER -an individual or business that
provides services to another individual or business that controls or directs
only the result of the work
sexual harassment - CORRECT ANSWER -unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
quid pro quo harassment - CORRECT ANSWER -unwanted verbal or physical
conduct of a sexual nature mad as a term or condition of employment or as
a basis for employment and/or advancement decisions
hostile environment harassment - CORRECT ANSWER -unwanted verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature creates a hostile, intimidating or
otherwise offensive working environment
disparate treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -intentional discrimination based
on a person's protected characteristic
adverse impact - CORRECT ANSWER -an employment practice has a
disproportionate effect on a protected group regardless of its intent
race norming - CORRECT ANSWER -comparing an applicant's scores only to
members of his or her own racial subgroup and setting separate passing or
cutoff scores for each subgroup
, fraudulent recruitment - CORRECT ANSWER -misrepresenting the job or
organization to a recruit
negligent hiring - CORRECT ANSWER -a company is considered responsible
for the damaging actions of its employees if it failed to exercise reasonable
care in hiring the employee who caused the harm
stereotype - CORRECT ANSWER -believing that everyone in a particular
group shares certain characteristics or abilities or will behave in the same
way
gap analysis - CORRECT ANSWER -comparing labor supply and demand
forecasts to identify future talent needs
action plans - CORRECT ANSWER -a strategy for proactively addressing an
expected talent shortage or surplus
scientific management - CORRECT ANSWER -breaks work down into its
simplest elements and then systematically improves the worker's
performance of each element
Four principles of Scientific Management - Taylor - CORRECT ANSWER --
Use methods based on scientifcally studying the tasks using time an motion
studies.
- Select, train and develop each worker rather than leaving them to
passively train themselves
- Provide detailed instructions and supervision to workers to ensure that
they are following the developed methods.
