aPHR Certification exam study guide

The Clayton Act (1914) - Correct Answer-Modified the Sherman Anti-Trust act by prohibiting mergers and acquisitions that would lessen competition. Also prohibits a single person from being a director of two or more competing corporations. Restricts injunctions against labor and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts. The Consumer Credit Protection Act (1968) - Correct Answer-Congress expressed limits to the amount of wages that can be garnished in any one week by an employer. Prohibits employees from being fired because of garnishment. The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (1934) - Correct Answer-Precludes a federal contractor or subcontractor from inducing an employee to give up any part of their wages to the employer to have a job. The Copyright Act (1976) - Correct Answer-Offers protection of "original works" for authors so others may not print, distribute, or sell their work. The Davis-Bacon Act (1931) - Correct Answer-Requires contractors and subcontractors on certain federally funded or assisted construction projects of more than $2,000 to pay wages and benefits equal to those in the local area. Applies only to laborers and mechanics. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) - Correct Answer-Offers a wide range of mandates affecting federal financial regulatory agencies and the nation's financial services industry. Nonbinding vote for shareholders on executive compensation, golden parachutes, return of executive compensation based on inaccurate financial statements. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (2001) - Correct Answer- Modifications to the Internal Revenue Code that adjust pensions vesting schedules, increasing retirement plan limits, permitting pretax catch-up contributions, modifying distribution and rollover rules. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (1986) - Correct Answer-A law composed of two pieces of legislation, the wiretap act and the stored communications act. Provide rules for access, use, disclosure, interpretation, and privacy protections of electronic communications, and they provide the possibility of both civil and criminal penalties for violations. Prohibits interception of e-mails in transmission and access to e-mails in storage. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1998) - Correct Answer-Prohibited the use of lie detector tests for job applications and employees of companies engaged in interstate commerce. Exceptions for law enforcement and national security. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (1974) - Correct Answer-Governs how pension plans are managed once they have been established. Establishes uniform minimum standards to ensure that employee benefit plans are established and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner. Protects employees covered by a pension plan from losses in benefits due to job changes, plant closings, bankruptcies, or mismanagement. Human Resource Operations - Correct Answer-Services provided by an HR Department to the organization's operations. HR Generalist - Correct Answer-Responsible for day to day management of HR operations. They manage the administration of the orgs policies, procedures, and programs. Transformational HR - Correct Answer-Delivering strategy and change Transactional HR - Correct Answer-Dealing with a wide range of administrative and operational tasks in support of the org. Three Major Legal Compliance Domains - Correct Answer-Equal Opportunity