APHR EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Employers are prohibited to discriminate against older workers
when it comes to benefits according to:
a) ERISA
b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA
Answer: c) OWBPA
◉ Section 125 does which of the following?
a) provides stock options for employees
b) provides a pre-tax health insurance option for employees
c) provides a pre-tax retirement plan option for employees
d) restricts employee healthcare options to providers who are
within a network
Answer: b) provides a pre-tax health insurance option for employees
◉ The aging factor is __________.
a) The average percent increase in salaries per year
,b) The number of years since a survey of industry pay policies was
last collected
c) The average percent increase in salaries per year times the
number of years since a survey of industry pay policies was last
collected
d) The median age of all employees of an organization
Answer: c) The average percent increase in salaries per year times
the number of years since a survey of industry pay policies was last
collected
◉ Which of the following employee protections is provided by the
CCPA?
a) employees are protected from termination based on their wages
being garnished for a single debt
b) employees are protected against levies on their paychecks
c) employees are protected against unfair labor practices
d) employees are protected against predatory investors
Answer: a) employees are protected from termination based on
their wages being garnished for a single debt
◉ Which of the following types of job evaluation is used to specify
the relative value of a job compared to others in an organization?
a) classification method
b) job ranking method
, c) point-factor rating
d) factor comparison method
Answer: c) point-factor rating
breaks down jobs into compensable factors identified during a job
analysis. Points are assigned to the factors, and a pay structure is
established for the position.
◉ Under which of the following categories do everyday business
records belong in?
a) legal hold
b) enterprise
c) inactive
d) industry
Answer: b) enterprise
◉ Employee records follow a lifespan. Which of the following is
necessary for keeping unwanted records organized?
a) creation
b) maintenance
c) final disposition
d) use
Answer: c) final disposition
AND ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
◉ Employers are prohibited to discriminate against older workers
when it comes to benefits according to:
a) ERISA
b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA
Answer: c) OWBPA
◉ Section 125 does which of the following?
a) provides stock options for employees
b) provides a pre-tax health insurance option for employees
c) provides a pre-tax retirement plan option for employees
d) restricts employee healthcare options to providers who are
within a network
Answer: b) provides a pre-tax health insurance option for employees
◉ The aging factor is __________.
a) The average percent increase in salaries per year
,b) The number of years since a survey of industry pay policies was
last collected
c) The average percent increase in salaries per year times the
number of years since a survey of industry pay policies was last
collected
d) The median age of all employees of an organization
Answer: c) The average percent increase in salaries per year times
the number of years since a survey of industry pay policies was last
collected
◉ Which of the following employee protections is provided by the
CCPA?
a) employees are protected from termination based on their wages
being garnished for a single debt
b) employees are protected against levies on their paychecks
c) employees are protected against unfair labor practices
d) employees are protected against predatory investors
Answer: a) employees are protected from termination based on
their wages being garnished for a single debt
◉ Which of the following types of job evaluation is used to specify
the relative value of a job compared to others in an organization?
a) classification method
b) job ranking method
, c) point-factor rating
d) factor comparison method
Answer: c) point-factor rating
breaks down jobs into compensable factors identified during a job
analysis. Points are assigned to the factors, and a pay structure is
established for the position.
◉ Under which of the following categories do everyday business
records belong in?
a) legal hold
b) enterprise
c) inactive
d) industry
Answer: b) enterprise
◉ Employee records follow a lifespan. Which of the following is
necessary for keeping unwanted records organized?
a) creation
b) maintenance
c) final disposition
d) use
Answer: c) final disposition
