PHR CA EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026 CORE HR
MANAGEMENT AND CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAW CONCEPTS AND
SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Employer-employee relationship
Answer: Relationship that exists when a person who hires an
individual to perform services has the right to exercise control over
the manner and means by which the individual performs his or her
services
◉ Employment Development Department (EDD)
Answer: California government agency that supports state activities
and benefit programs by collecting and administering employment-
related taxes such as employer-financed unemployment insurance;
also provides other services to employers and employees
◉ Employment-at-will doctrine
Answer: Reflects public policy favoring the free mobility of labor by
specifying that either party to an employment relationship may end
that relationship with or without cause or notice unless the parties
have entered into a contract to change that status
,◉ E-policy
Answer: Employer's policy regarding a wide range of issues
involving the use of company-provided technologies, such as
computers, telephones, etc.
◉ Ergonomics
Answer: Study of how to improve the fit between the physical
demands of the workplace and the employees who perform the
work
◉ Essential job functions
Answer: Duties crucial to a job such that the position exists to
perform the job function
◉ Exempt
Answer: Job classification in which the employee is not eligible for
overtime payments
◉ Express contract
Answer: Contract formed when two or more parties manifest mutual
intent to be bound by the terms of an agreement between them
◉ Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
, Answer: State law that protects employees from discrimination
and/or harassment because of their protected status or
characteristic and from retaliation for making a complaint or
otherwise opposing conduct that would violate the FEHA
◉ Family and Medical LEave Act (FMLA)
Answer: Federal law that provides certain employees with serious
health problems or who need to care for a child or other family
member with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year
◉ Garnishment
Answer: Court-mandated deduction from an employee's paycheck
for child or spousal support, tax lien, etc.
◉ General Industry Safety Orders (GISOs)
Answer: Safety Orders under Cal/OSHA
◉ Gratuity
Answer: Any tip given to of left for an employee by a patron of a
business over and above the actual amount due to the business for
services rendered
◉ Hazard
MANAGEMENT AND CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAW CONCEPTS AND
SOLVED ITEMS
◉ Employer-employee relationship
Answer: Relationship that exists when a person who hires an
individual to perform services has the right to exercise control over
the manner and means by which the individual performs his or her
services
◉ Employment Development Department (EDD)
Answer: California government agency that supports state activities
and benefit programs by collecting and administering employment-
related taxes such as employer-financed unemployment insurance;
also provides other services to employers and employees
◉ Employment-at-will doctrine
Answer: Reflects public policy favoring the free mobility of labor by
specifying that either party to an employment relationship may end
that relationship with or without cause or notice unless the parties
have entered into a contract to change that status
,◉ E-policy
Answer: Employer's policy regarding a wide range of issues
involving the use of company-provided technologies, such as
computers, telephones, etc.
◉ Ergonomics
Answer: Study of how to improve the fit between the physical
demands of the workplace and the employees who perform the
work
◉ Essential job functions
Answer: Duties crucial to a job such that the position exists to
perform the job function
◉ Exempt
Answer: Job classification in which the employee is not eligible for
overtime payments
◉ Express contract
Answer: Contract formed when two or more parties manifest mutual
intent to be bound by the terms of an agreement between them
◉ Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
, Answer: State law that protects employees from discrimination
and/or harassment because of their protected status or
characteristic and from retaliation for making a complaint or
otherwise opposing conduct that would violate the FEHA
◉ Family and Medical LEave Act (FMLA)
Answer: Federal law that provides certain employees with serious
health problems or who need to care for a child or other family
member with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year
◉ Garnishment
Answer: Court-mandated deduction from an employee's paycheck
for child or spousal support, tax lien, etc.
◉ General Industry Safety Orders (GISOs)
Answer: Safety Orders under Cal/OSHA
◉ Gratuity
Answer: Any tip given to of left for an employee by a patron of a
business over and above the actual amount due to the business for
services rendered
◉ Hazard
