SHRM SCP EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What needs to happen with a new hire selection procedure that may
have an adverse impact on persons based on their gender identity or
sexual orientation?
Answer: The organization needs to justify the procedure in accordance
with federal law, if possible.
●● Which key security concern should an organization consider for
storing sensitive personnel records in a cloud-based platform?
Answer: Frequency and performance of security updates
●● What are the three basic principles of the National Labor Relations
Act (NLRA)?
Answer: Free collective bargaining, the exclusivity principle, and
structural autonomy
●● A worker's compensation lawsuit has been filed against a company.
The owner is not concerned because he has employment practices
liability insurance (EPLI). What should the owner know about EPLI?
Answer: It does not cover claims rising under workers' compensation.
,●● What laws must be considered when administering return-to-work
programs?
Answer: FMLA and ADA
●● Which action best ensures compliance under the Equal Pay Act?
Answer: Reviewing salaries for factors other than gender
●● An organization's HR VP is concerned about the effect of a proposed
statute on the organization. What should he do to express these
concerns?
Answer: Reach out to the representatives who have been elected in the
districts that the company is located in.
●● What should an organization do if records retention requirements
differ among multiple jurisdictions?
Answer: Adhere to the law that requires the longest time period.
●● A U.S.-based organization prides itself on its equal application of all
time and attendance policies. Per the EEOC v. Verizon settlement
(2011), what needs to occur with these policies?
Answer: Add equity to the policies by including reasonable
accommodation exceptions.
, ●● Which OSHA standard is known as the Employee Right-to-Know
Law?
Answer: Hazard Communication
●● Certain bona fide executives are partially exempt from the
protections of which act?
Answer: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
●● Which reflects a fundamental difference between Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave granted to care for a non-military-
related family member and military caregiver leave?
Answer: Individual leave duration during a single 12-month period
●● A union employee is currently under investigation for a policy
violation. The employee has brought along an attorney to assist during
the investigatory interview. What step should the employer
representative take next?
Answer: Inform the employee that the attorney may not attend the
interview.
●● Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, what right can
employers exercise?
Answer: Refusing the commencement of an OSHA inspection unless a
search warrant is produced
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What needs to happen with a new hire selection procedure that may
have an adverse impact on persons based on their gender identity or
sexual orientation?
Answer: The organization needs to justify the procedure in accordance
with federal law, if possible.
●● Which key security concern should an organization consider for
storing sensitive personnel records in a cloud-based platform?
Answer: Frequency and performance of security updates
●● What are the three basic principles of the National Labor Relations
Act (NLRA)?
Answer: Free collective bargaining, the exclusivity principle, and
structural autonomy
●● A worker's compensation lawsuit has been filed against a company.
The owner is not concerned because he has employment practices
liability insurance (EPLI). What should the owner know about EPLI?
Answer: It does not cover claims rising under workers' compensation.
,●● What laws must be considered when administering return-to-work
programs?
Answer: FMLA and ADA
●● Which action best ensures compliance under the Equal Pay Act?
Answer: Reviewing salaries for factors other than gender
●● An organization's HR VP is concerned about the effect of a proposed
statute on the organization. What should he do to express these
concerns?
Answer: Reach out to the representatives who have been elected in the
districts that the company is located in.
●● What should an organization do if records retention requirements
differ among multiple jurisdictions?
Answer: Adhere to the law that requires the longest time period.
●● A U.S.-based organization prides itself on its equal application of all
time and attendance policies. Per the EEOC v. Verizon settlement
(2011), what needs to occur with these policies?
Answer: Add equity to the policies by including reasonable
accommodation exceptions.
, ●● Which OSHA standard is known as the Employee Right-to-Know
Law?
Answer: Hazard Communication
●● Certain bona fide executives are partially exempt from the
protections of which act?
Answer: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
●● Which reflects a fundamental difference between Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave granted to care for a non-military-
related family member and military caregiver leave?
Answer: Individual leave duration during a single 12-month period
●● A union employee is currently under investigation for a policy
violation. The employee has brought along an attorney to assist during
the investigatory interview. What step should the employer
representative take next?
Answer: Inform the employee that the attorney may not attend the
interview.
●● Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, what right can
employers exercise?
Answer: Refusing the commencement of an OSHA inspection unless a
search warrant is produced
