SHRM STUDY GUIDE 2026 HR
COMPLIANCE AND LABOR PRACTICES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Process (UGESP)
requires that testing be focused on what?
Answer: Reliability & Validity
◉ What is the purpose of establishing required qualities of
reliability and validity?
Answer: To avoid discrimination against protected classes.
◉ The WARN Act was designed to do what?
Answer: Offer rights for workers who have been laid off.
◉ What is organization development?
Answer: The process by which a human resources professional
analyzes the elements of an organization's makeup and considers
opportunities for improvement.
◉ What are the four categories of intervention, according to
Cummings and Worley?
,Answer: Techno-structural, Human Resource Management, Human
Process, and Strategic.
◉ In the workplace, the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator is primarily
used for what?
Answer: It is primarily used as a personality test to enable
individuals to understand their personalities better and to assist
staff members in appreciating how to interact with their co-workers
more effectively.
◉ What does the instructional design acronym known as ADDIE
stand for?
Answer: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and
Evaluation.
◉ What is facilitation?
Answer: Facilitation is an instructional method that enables
employees to work together on problem-solving techniques while
under the guidance of a facilitator, or third-party expert in helping
different groups interact effectively.
◉ What is a vestibule training method?
Answer: An instructional training method in which employees are
trained in simulated situations.
, ◉ What is the purpose of total rewards strategy?
Answer: The purpose is one of reviewing the budget and finding out
how much of the budget is available for establishing rewards that
will retain employees.
◉ What major factors are in the process of establishing employee
compensation within an organization?
Answer: IRS Rules, Conditions in the labor market, Current
economic situations, and competition from other companies.
◉ What is covered by FLSA?
Answer: Minimum wage, Exemption conditions for employees, Work
conditions for children under 18, and overtime.
◉ What does The McNamera-O'Hara Service Contact Act cover?
Answer: Federal Service Contracts
◉ What is a benchmark position?
Answer: Benchmark positions are simply the types of positions that
are common within all organizations, such as administrative
assistants.
◉ How long does someone need to be employed at a company
before they are eligible for FMLA leave?
COMPLIANCE AND LABOR PRACTICES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Process (UGESP)
requires that testing be focused on what?
Answer: Reliability & Validity
◉ What is the purpose of establishing required qualities of
reliability and validity?
Answer: To avoid discrimination against protected classes.
◉ The WARN Act was designed to do what?
Answer: Offer rights for workers who have been laid off.
◉ What is organization development?
Answer: The process by which a human resources professional
analyzes the elements of an organization's makeup and considers
opportunities for improvement.
◉ What are the four categories of intervention, according to
Cummings and Worley?
,Answer: Techno-structural, Human Resource Management, Human
Process, and Strategic.
◉ In the workplace, the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator is primarily
used for what?
Answer: It is primarily used as a personality test to enable
individuals to understand their personalities better and to assist
staff members in appreciating how to interact with their co-workers
more effectively.
◉ What does the instructional design acronym known as ADDIE
stand for?
Answer: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and
Evaluation.
◉ What is facilitation?
Answer: Facilitation is an instructional method that enables
employees to work together on problem-solving techniques while
under the guidance of a facilitator, or third-party expert in helping
different groups interact effectively.
◉ What is a vestibule training method?
Answer: An instructional training method in which employees are
trained in simulated situations.
, ◉ What is the purpose of total rewards strategy?
Answer: The purpose is one of reviewing the budget and finding out
how much of the budget is available for establishing rewards that
will retain employees.
◉ What major factors are in the process of establishing employee
compensation within an organization?
Answer: IRS Rules, Conditions in the labor market, Current
economic situations, and competition from other companies.
◉ What is covered by FLSA?
Answer: Minimum wage, Exemption conditions for employees, Work
conditions for children under 18, and overtime.
◉ What does The McNamera-O'Hara Service Contact Act cover?
Answer: Federal Service Contracts
◉ What is a benchmark position?
Answer: Benchmark positions are simply the types of positions that
are common within all organizations, such as administrative
assistants.
◉ How long does someone need to be employed at a company
before they are eligible for FMLA leave?
