PHR CA COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL
IN HUMAN RESOURCES CALIFORNIA EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Unpaid Intern
Answer: The trainees or students do not
displace regular employees, but work
under their close observation and the
employer derives no immediate
advantage from the activities of
trainees.
◉ Independent Contractor
Answer: Provides goods or services to another
entity under terms specified in a
written contract or verbal agreement.
◉ EDD
Answer: Employment Development Department
,◉ Wages
Answer: All amounts for labor performed by
employees of every description,
whether the amount is fixed or
ascertained by the standard of time,
task, piece, commission basis, or
other method of calculation.
◉ Minimum Wage
Answer: The lowest amount of compensation
an employer can offer an employee to
perform work, with few exception.
◉ Prevailing Wage
Answer: Organizations that do business with
government entities are required to
pay employees engaged in particular
crafts a _______________, which in
many instances is well above the
minimum wage.
◉ Living Wage
,Answer: Employers who contract with certain
cities or counties are required to pay
their employees a higher than
minimum wage rate for all work
conducted for the specific contract.
◉ Learners
Answer: New workers that have no experience
or skill for a specific position may be
paid no less than eighty five
percent
(85%) of the minimum wage for the
first one hundred and sixty (160)
hours of work.
◉ Licenses for Disabled Workers
Answer: Nonprofit organizations, such as
shelters and rehabilitation centers,
can apply for a special license to allow
them to hire numerous individuals
without having to apply for a specific
license each time.
, ◉ Camp Counselors
Answer: Must receive at least eightyfive
percent (85%) of the minimum wage
for a forty (40) hour week, regardless
of the number of hours they work.
◉ Workday
Answer: Any consecutive twentyfour
(24) hour
period commencing at the same time
each calendar day.
◉ Workweek
Answer: Any seven (7) consecutive days,
starting with the same calendar day
each week.
◉ DIR
Answer: Department of Industrial Relations
◉ Rest Break
IN HUMAN RESOURCES CALIFORNIA EXAM
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Unpaid Intern
Answer: The trainees or students do not
displace regular employees, but work
under their close observation and the
employer derives no immediate
advantage from the activities of
trainees.
◉ Independent Contractor
Answer: Provides goods or services to another
entity under terms specified in a
written contract or verbal agreement.
◉ EDD
Answer: Employment Development Department
,◉ Wages
Answer: All amounts for labor performed by
employees of every description,
whether the amount is fixed or
ascertained by the standard of time,
task, piece, commission basis, or
other method of calculation.
◉ Minimum Wage
Answer: The lowest amount of compensation
an employer can offer an employee to
perform work, with few exception.
◉ Prevailing Wage
Answer: Organizations that do business with
government entities are required to
pay employees engaged in particular
crafts a _______________, which in
many instances is well above the
minimum wage.
◉ Living Wage
,Answer: Employers who contract with certain
cities or counties are required to pay
their employees a higher than
minimum wage rate for all work
conducted for the specific contract.
◉ Learners
Answer: New workers that have no experience
or skill for a specific position may be
paid no less than eighty five
percent
(85%) of the minimum wage for the
first one hundred and sixty (160)
hours of work.
◉ Licenses for Disabled Workers
Answer: Nonprofit organizations, such as
shelters and rehabilitation centers,
can apply for a special license to allow
them to hire numerous individuals
without having to apply for a specific
license each time.
, ◉ Camp Counselors
Answer: Must receive at least eightyfive
percent (85%) of the minimum wage
for a forty (40) hour week, regardless
of the number of hours they work.
◉ Workday
Answer: Any consecutive twentyfour
(24) hour
period commencing at the same time
each calendar day.
◉ Workweek
Answer: Any seven (7) consecutive days,
starting with the same calendar day
each week.
◉ DIR
Answer: Department of Industrial Relations
◉ Rest Break
