PHR CA CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Alternative workweek
Answer: Any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee
to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period
◉ Adverse employment action
Answer: Employment action (such as termination, demotion, etc.)
that either materially affects the terms and conditions of
employment or would deter an individual from engaging in a
protected activity; required part of a retaliation claim
◉ Adverse action notice
Answer: Documentation that an employer must provide to an
applicant or employee whenever the employer makes an
employment decision based on information obtained through a
background check
◉ American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(ACOEM)
,Answer: Publishes Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines that
are used in most cases to decide type and amount of treatment
approved for work injury or illness
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Answer: Federal law that prohibits discrimination against people
with disabilities
◉ Antipiracy agreement
Answer: Agreement by one party not to recruit employees of
another party, typically limited to a specific time period
◉ Apportionment
Answer: Way of figuring out how much of a permanent disability is
due to the work injury and how much is due to other disabilities
◉ Assembly Bill (AB) 1825
Answer: Requires sexual harassment training every two years for
supervisors employed by employers covered by the statute
(generally, all state entities as well as all employers receiving the
services of 50 or more persons)
◉ Avoidable consequences doctrine
,Answer: Principal under which a complaining party's damages in a
harassment lawsuit may exclude any damages that the party might
have avoided if he or she had earlier reported possible harassment
under an appropriate company policy; available only when the
company has taken appropriate proactive steps to prevent
workplace harassment
◉ Bonus
Answer: Money promised to an employee in addition to the monthly
salary, hourly wage, commission, or piece rate due as compensation;
usually based on performance
◉ Cal/OSHA
Answer: California's occupational safety and health program
◉ Cal WARN Act
Answer: Requires a covered employer to give a particular kind of
written notice 60 days in advance of certain notice-triggering events
(mass layoffs, relocations, or termination)
◉ California Code of Regulations (C.C.R.)
Answer: Contains the regulations of approximately 200 state
regulatory agencies; regulations have been formally adopted by
state agencies; reviewed and approved by the Office of
Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State
, ◉ California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CCMIA)
Answer: State law that imposes restrictions on the use, disclosure,
and storage of private medical information, including steps required
to safeguard such information from theft or other inappropriate
access
◉ California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA)
Answer: Agency that serves as lead in California for emergency
management
◉ California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
Answer: Provides unpaid job-protected time off and continuation of
benefits for eligible employees with a serious health condition or
who need to care for certain family members
◉ California Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Answer: Law that requires Web sites seeking information from
visitors, such as online employment application, to post a privacy
policy meeting certain requirements
◉ California Privacy Act (CPA)
Answer: Law that addresses privacy on telephones and other
electronic equipment
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Alternative workweek
Answer: Any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee
to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period
◉ Adverse employment action
Answer: Employment action (such as termination, demotion, etc.)
that either materially affects the terms and conditions of
employment or would deter an individual from engaging in a
protected activity; required part of a retaliation claim
◉ Adverse action notice
Answer: Documentation that an employer must provide to an
applicant or employee whenever the employer makes an
employment decision based on information obtained through a
background check
◉ American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(ACOEM)
,Answer: Publishes Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines that
are used in most cases to decide type and amount of treatment
approved for work injury or illness
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Answer: Federal law that prohibits discrimination against people
with disabilities
◉ Antipiracy agreement
Answer: Agreement by one party not to recruit employees of
another party, typically limited to a specific time period
◉ Apportionment
Answer: Way of figuring out how much of a permanent disability is
due to the work injury and how much is due to other disabilities
◉ Assembly Bill (AB) 1825
Answer: Requires sexual harassment training every two years for
supervisors employed by employers covered by the statute
(generally, all state entities as well as all employers receiving the
services of 50 or more persons)
◉ Avoidable consequences doctrine
,Answer: Principal under which a complaining party's damages in a
harassment lawsuit may exclude any damages that the party might
have avoided if he or she had earlier reported possible harassment
under an appropriate company policy; available only when the
company has taken appropriate proactive steps to prevent
workplace harassment
◉ Bonus
Answer: Money promised to an employee in addition to the monthly
salary, hourly wage, commission, or piece rate due as compensation;
usually based on performance
◉ Cal/OSHA
Answer: California's occupational safety and health program
◉ Cal WARN Act
Answer: Requires a covered employer to give a particular kind of
written notice 60 days in advance of certain notice-triggering events
(mass layoffs, relocations, or termination)
◉ California Code of Regulations (C.C.R.)
Answer: Contains the regulations of approximately 200 state
regulatory agencies; regulations have been formally adopted by
state agencies; reviewed and approved by the Office of
Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State
, ◉ California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CCMIA)
Answer: State law that imposes restrictions on the use, disclosure,
and storage of private medical information, including steps required
to safeguard such information from theft or other inappropriate
access
◉ California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA)
Answer: Agency that serves as lead in California for emergency
management
◉ California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
Answer: Provides unpaid job-protected time off and continuation of
benefits for eligible employees with a serious health condition or
who need to care for certain family members
◉ California Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Answer: Law that requires Web sites seeking information from
visitors, such as online employment application, to post a privacy
policy meeting certain requirements
◉ California Privacy Act (CPA)
Answer: Law that addresses privacy on telephones and other
electronic equipment
