PHR-CA
Questions
and
Answers
2026
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AlternativeBworkweekB-
BAnswerAnyBregularlyBscheduledBworkweekBrequiringBanBemployeeBtoBworkBmoreBthanBeight
BhoursBinBaB24-hourBperiod
AdverseBemploymentBactionB-
BAnswerEmploymentBactionB(suchBasBtermination,Bdemotion,Betc.)BthatBeitherBmateriallyBaffec
tsBtheBtermsBandBconditionsBofBemploymentBorBwouldBdeterBanBindividualBfromBengagingBin
BaBprotectedBactivity;BrequiredBpartBofBaBretaliationBclaim
AdverseBactionBnoticeB-
BAnswerDocumentationBthatBanBemployerBmustBprovideBtoBanBapplicantBorBemployeeBwhene
verBtheBemployerBmakesBanBemploymentBdecisionBbasedBonBinformationBobtainedBthroughBa
BbackgroundBcheck
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BAnswerPublishesBOccupationalBMedicineBPracticeBGuidelinesBthatBareBusedBinBmostBcasesBto
BdecideBtypeBandBamountBofBtreatmentBapprovedBforBworkBinjuryBorBillness
AmericansBwithBDisabilitiesBActB(ADA)B-
BAnswerFederalBlawBthatBprohibitsBdiscriminationBagainstBpeopleBwithBdisabilities
AntipiracyBagreementB-
BAnswerAgreementBbyBoneBpartyBnotBtoBrecruitBemployeesBofBanotherBparty,BtypicallyBlimite
dBtoBaBspecificBtimeBperiod
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BAnswerWayBofBfiguringBoutBhowBmuchBofBaBpermanentBdisabilityBisBdueBtoBtheBworkBinjur
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AssemblyBBillB(AB)B1825B-
BAnswerRequiresBsexualBharassmentBtrainingBeveryBtwoByearsBforBsupervisorsBemployedBbyBe
mployersBcoveredBbyBtheBstatuteB(generally,BallBstateBentitiesBasBwellBasBallBemployersBreceiv
ingBtheBservicesBofB50BorBmoreBpersons)
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BAnswerPrincipalBunderBwhichBaBcomplainingBparty'sBdamagesBinBaBharassmentBlawsuitBmayB
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nyBhasBtakenBappropriateBproactiveBstepsBtoBpreventBworkplaceBharassment
BonusB-
BAnswerMoneyBpromisedBtoBanBemployeeBinBadditionBtoBtheBmonthlyBsalary,BhourlyBwage,Bc
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CalBWARNBActB-
BAnswerRequiresBaBcoveredBemployerBtoBgiveBaBparticularBkindBofBwrittenBnoticeB60BdaysBin
BadvanceBofBcertainBnotice-triggeringBeventsB(massBlayoffs,Brelocations,BorBtermination)
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BAnswerContainsBtheBregulationsBofBapproximatelyB200BstateBregulatoryBagencies;Bregulations
BhaveBbeenBformallyBadoptedBbyBstateBagencies;BreviewedBandBapprovedBbyBtheBOfficeBofBA
dministrativeBLaw,BandBfiledBwithBtheBSecretaryBofBState
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medicalBinformation,BincludingBstepsBrequiredBtoBsafeguardBsuchBinformationBfromBtheftBorBo
therBinappropriateBaccess
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BAnswerAgencyBthatBservesBasBleadBinBCaliforniaBforBemergencyBmanagement
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CaliforniaBOnlineBPrivacyBProtectionBActB(COPPA)B-
BAnswerLawBthatBrequiresBWebBsitesBseekingBinformationBfromBvisitors,BsuchBasBonlineBempl
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Change-of-statusBnoticeB-
BAnswerNoticeBemployersBmustBprovideBwhenBemployeesBareBterminated,Bdischarged,BlaidBoff
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BorBchildBofBanBemployeeBwhoBstandsBinBlocoBparentisBtoBthatBchild,BwhoBisBeitherBunderB1
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Questions
and
Answers
2026
AccidentB-BAnswerUnplannedBsequenceBofBeventsBthatBresultsBinBundesirableBconsequences
AlternativeBworkweekB-
BAnswerAnyBregularlyBscheduledBworkweekBrequiringBanBemployeeBtoBworkBmoreBthanBeight
BhoursBinBaB24-hourBperiod
AdverseBemploymentBactionB-
BAnswerEmploymentBactionB(suchBasBtermination,Bdemotion,Betc.)BthatBeitherBmateriallyBaffec
tsBtheBtermsBandBconditionsBofBemploymentBorBwouldBdeterBanBindividualBfromBengagingBin
BaBprotectedBactivity;BrequiredBpartBofBaBretaliationBclaim
AdverseBactionBnoticeB-
BAnswerDocumentationBthatBanBemployerBmustBprovideBtoBanBapplicantBorBemployeeBwhene
verBtheBemployerBmakesBanBemploymentBdecisionBbasedBonBinformationBobtainedBthroughBa
BbackgroundBcheck
,AmericanBCollegeBofBOccupationalBandBEnvironmentalBMedicineB(ACOEM)B-
BAnswerPublishesBOccupationalBMedicineBPracticeBGuidelinesBthatBareBusedBinBmostBcasesBto
BdecideBtypeBandBamountBofBtreatmentBapprovedBforBworkBinjuryBorBillness
AmericansBwithBDisabilitiesBActB(ADA)B-
BAnswerFederalBlawBthatBprohibitsBdiscriminationBagainstBpeopleBwithBdisabilities
AntipiracyBagreementB-
BAnswerAgreementBbyBoneBpartyBnotBtoBrecruitBemployeesBofBanotherBparty,BtypicallyBlimite
dBtoBaBspecificBtimeBperiod
ApportionmentB-
BAnswerWayBofBfiguringBoutBhowBmuchBofBaBpermanentBdisabilityBisBdueBtoBtheBworkBinjur
yBandBhowBmuchBisBdueBtoBotherBdisabilities
AssemblyBBillB(AB)B1825B-
BAnswerRequiresBsexualBharassmentBtrainingBeveryBtwoByearsBforBsupervisorsBemployedBbyBe
mployersBcoveredBbyBtheBstatuteB(generally,BallBstateBentitiesBasBwellBasBallBemployersBreceiv
ingBtheBservicesBofB50BorBmoreBpersons)
AvoidableBconsequencesBdoctrineB-
BAnswerPrincipalBunderBwhichBaBcomplainingBparty'sBdamagesBinBaBharassmentBlawsuitBmayB
excludeBanyBdamagesBthatBtheBpartyBmightBhaveBavoidedBifBheBorBsheBhadBearlierBreported
BpossibleBharassmentBunderBanBappropriateBcompanyBpolicy;BavailableBonlyBwhenBtheBcompa
nyBhasBtakenBappropriateBproactiveBstepsBtoBpreventBworkplaceBharassment
BonusB-
BAnswerMoneyBpromisedBtoBanBemployeeBinBadditionBtoBtheBmonthlyBsalary,BhourlyBwage,Bc
ommission,BorBpieceBrateBdueBasBcompensation;BusuallyBbasedBonBperformance
Cal/OSHAB-BAnswerCalifornia'sBoccupationalBsafetyBandBhealthBprogram
CalBWARNBActB-
BAnswerRequiresBaBcoveredBemployerBtoBgiveBaBparticularBkindBofBwrittenBnoticeB60BdaysBin
BadvanceBofBcertainBnotice-triggeringBeventsB(massBlayoffs,Brelocations,BorBtermination)
, CaliforniaBCodeBofBRegulationsB(C.C.R.)B-
BAnswerContainsBtheBregulationsBofBapproximatelyB200BstateBregulatoryBagencies;Bregulations
BhaveBbeenBformallyBadoptedBbyBstateBagencies;BreviewedBandBapprovedBbyBtheBOfficeBofBA
dministrativeBLaw,BandBfiledBwithBtheBSecretaryBofBState
CaliforniaBConfidentialityBofBMedicalBInformationBActB(CCMIA)B-
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medicalBinformation,BincludingBstepsBrequiredBtoBsafeguardBsuchBinformationBfromBtheftBorBo
therBinappropriateBaccess
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BAnswerAgencyBthatBservesBasBleadBinBCaliforniaBforBemergencyBmanagement
CaliforniaBFamilyBRightsBActB(CFRA)B-BAnswerProvidesBunpaidBjob-
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hBconditionBorBwhoBneedBtoBcareBforBcertainBfamilyBmembers
CaliforniaBOnlineBPrivacyBProtectionBActB(COPPA)B-
BAnswerLawBthatBrequiresBWebBsitesBseekingBinformationBfromBvisitors,BsuchBasBonlineBempl
oymentBapplication,BtoBpostBaBprivacyBpolicyBmeetingBcertainBrequirements
CaliforniaBPrivacyBActB(CPA)B-
BAnswerLawBthatBaddressesBprivacyBonBtelephonesBandBotherBelectronicBequipment
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BAnswerLinkBthatBanBemployeeBcomplainingBofBretaliationBmustBproveBtoBshowBthatBtheBem
ployerBtookBanBadverseBemploymentBactionBagainstBtheBemployeeBbecauseBofBaBprotectedBa
ctivity
Change-of-statusBnoticeB-
BAnswerNoticeBemployersBmustBprovideBwhenBemployeesBareBterminated,Bdischarged,BlaidBoff
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ChildB-
BAnswerBiological,Badopted,BorBfosterBsonBorBdaughter,BstepsonBorBstepdaughter,BlegalBward,
BorBchildBofBanBemployeeBwhoBstandsBinBlocoBparentisBtoBthatBchild,BwhoBisBeitherBunderB1
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