SHRM Exam Winter 2021 with Verified Solutions. Rated A

SHRM Exam Winter 2021 with Verified Solutions. Rated A Document Content and Description Below SHRM Exam Winter 2021 with Verified Solutions EPLI Employment practices liability insurance Employment practices liability insurance Covers legal costs regardless of the outcome. What type of communication helps ensure an employer's compliance with federal, state, and local law? Labor Posters Which best demonstrates an attorney work product? Notes from interviews done at the attorney's request What undergoes a systematic and comprehensive evaluation during an HR audit? HR policies, practices, procedures, and strategies What is the purpose of an HR compliance checklist? To help ensure that the organization fulfills the requirements of HR laws and regulations Disparate treatment Discrimination occurs when an applicant or employee is treated differently because of his or her membership in a protected class Disparate impact (or adverse impact) results when a policy that appears to be neutral has a discriminatory effect. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Piece of U.S. legislation was the nation's first comprehensive federal law making it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Brings about equality in hiring, transfers, promotions, compensation, access to training, and other employment-related decisions. Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) employment qualifications that employers are allowed to consider while making decisions about hiring and retention of employees. The qualification should relate to an essential job duty and is considered necessary for operation of the particular business. Race can never be a factor Uniformed Guidelines on Employee Section Procedures cover all aspects of the selection process, including recruiting, testing, interviewing, and performance appraisals (to the extent that they are used to make employment decisions) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to all employers, excluding the federal government, with at least how many employees? 15 Which is a key provision of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) of 1990? Benefits offered to older workers must be equal to those offered to younger workers. How would an organization best defend against a claim of adverse impact? By demonstrating work-related requirements Which U.S. Supreme Court case found the practice of hiring a male with preschool-aged children over a woman with preschool-aged children to be in violation of Title VII? Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation Which statement is correct under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Accommodation is not required if it results in undue hardship for the organization.Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 Establishes minimum wages, overtime pay, youth employment, and record-keeping standards affecting full-and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. Also know as Wage and Hour Law Fair Labor Standards Act Also know as Wagner-Connery Wages and Hours Act Fair Labor Standards Act Not covered under FLSA Independent contractor Portal-to-portal Act Amended FLSA and defined additional rules for hours worked. Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963 amendment to FLSA, prohibits unequal pay for equal or "substantially equal" work performed by men and women. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 establish uniform minimum standards to ensure that employee retirement plans are set up and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 Requires that all publicly held companies establish internal controls and procedures for financial reporting to reduce the possibility of corporate fraud. Ledbetter Act Statute of limitations resets as the employer issues each allegedly discriminatory paycheck A family-owned business with 100 employees wants to set up a retirement plan. If the organization implements a qualified defined contribution plan, what restrictions does the Employee Retirement Income Security Act impose on the investment of the assets? The employer has a fiduciary responsibility to invest the pension fund as any prudent person would.Which employee must be paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? Manager who earns $450 per week Which does not count toward the regular rate of pay for overtime calculations? Discretionary bonuses An HR director is tasked with the fiduciary duty for the organization's retirement plan. What action best describes this obligation? An HR director is tasked with the fiduciary duty for the organization's retirement plan. What action best describes this obligation? A key manager is retiring, and the company wants her to keep working in a part-time capacity. She will work 20 hours a week and