HRCI aPHR Certification Test Questions
And Answers
Professional Certification - Answer - based on work experience, education, and require re-certification
Certificate Program - Answer - Does not require work experience, education, or re-certification
The Clayton Act (1914) - Answer - prohibits mergers and acquisitions that would less competition, a
single person cannot be a director of two or more competing corporations, and restricts use of
injunctions against labor, and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act (1968) - Answer - Limits the amount of wages that can be
garnished or withheld in any one week and prohibits employee dismissal because of garnishments.
The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (1934) - Answer - Precludes a federal contractor or subcontractor
from inducing an employee to give up any part of their wages to the employers for the benefit of having
a job.
The Copyright Act (1976) - Answer - Protection of "original works" for authors so others may not print,
duplicate, distribute, or sell their work.
The Copyright Terms Extension (1998) - Answer - Further extended copyright protection to the duration
of the author's life plus 70 years for general copyrights and to 95 years for works made for hire and
works copyrighted before 1978.
The Davis-Bacon Act (1931) - Answer - Requires contractors and subcontractors working on federal
government construction projects ($2000+) to pay their employees "prevailing wages". Only applies to
laborers and mechanics. Allows trainees and apprentices to be paid less.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) - Answer - Regulates the
financial markets and protects consumers. Includes a non-binding vote for stakeholders on executive
,compensation, golden parachutes, and return of executive compensation based on inaccurate financial
statements.
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (2001) - Answer - Adjust pension
vesting schedules, increasing retirement plan limits, permitting pretax catch-up contributions by
participants older than 50.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (1986) - Answer - Provides 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. Ex: monitoring employee emails, messages,
recording calls, and cameras in the workplace. The employer needs to give proper notice.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988) - Answer - Federal law that prohibits the use or suggestion of
lie detector tests in most employment situations
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (1974) - Answer - sets minimum standards for
most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for
individuals in these plans.
The Equal Pay Act (1963) - Answer - An amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, this act requires
equal pay for men and women doing equal work.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act (2012) - Answer - Includes measures that amend the Railway
Labor Act to change union certification election processes in the railroad and airline industries and
impose greater oversight of the regulatory activities of the National Mediation Board. Requires a
Government Accountability Office (GAO) review and audit of NMB operations every 2 years.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT) (2003) - Answer - Amendments to the Fair Credit
Reporting Act to provide financial privacy of employees and job applicants. Requirements in third part
investigations of employee misconduct charges.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (1970) - Answer - This law protects consumers against inaccurate
credit reporting and requires lenders and creditors to correct errors. It permits consumer credit
reporting agencies to issue credit reports to users only for specified purposes and only under certain
circumstances, requires creditors to inform the consumer if credit has been denied because of
,information on the consumer's credit report (and also gives consumers the right to the source of such
information), and provides the consumer with mechanisms by which to request a copy of his or her
credit report and to challenge information contained therein.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (1938) - Answer - This federal law covers employers engaged in
interstate commerce, regulates child labor, maximum hours, and minimum wages. The law, among other
things, specifically prohibits children under the age of 14 from most types of work, making exceptions
for, e.g., lawn care, newspaper delivery, and entertainment, and restricts the employment of children
between the ages of 15-18 in various ways. It also requires employers to pay employees who agree to
work more than 40 hours per week no less than one and a half (1½) times their regular pay for all hours
over 40.
FLSA: Record Keeping - Answer - • Personal information
• Hour & day work week begins
• Total hours worked per work day & per work week
• Regular hourly pay rate for any week involving overtime
• Total overtime pay for work week
• Deductions from or addition to wages
• Total wages paid each pay period
• Date of payment and pay period covered
Child Labor Provisions - Answer - Limits hours of work for minors under 16 and lists hazardous
occupations too dangerous for them
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (1997) - Answer - Prohibits American companies from making
corrupt payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (1996) - Answer - Ensures that
individuals who leave/lose their jobs can obtain health coverage even if they or someone in their family
has a serious illness, injury, or pregnant. It allows people to change jobs without loss of coverage.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (1952) - Answer - Fundamental body of US immigration law.
Provisions apply to all employers. Addresses employment eligibility and employment verification; defines
the conditions for the temporary and permanent employment of aliens in the US
, Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Answer - Federal law requiring employers to verify and
maintain records on applicants' legal rights to work in the United States
The IRS Intermediate Sanctions (2002) - Answer - Provides guidelines regarding the determination of
reasonable compensation for executives of nonprofit organizations; allows the IRS to impose penalties
when it determines that top officials have received excessive compensation from their organizations
The Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) - Answer - Act that provides balance of power between
union and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices; also known as
Taft-Hartley Act.
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - Answer - A federal law enacted in 1959 that
established a system of reporting and checks intended to uncover and prevent fraud and corruption
among union officials by regulating internal operating procedures and union matters. Also known as
Landrum-Griffin Act.
The Mine Safety and Health Act (1977) - Answer - Established mandatory mine safety and health
standards and created MSHA, brought all coal, metal, and non metal operations together.
National Industrial Recovery Act - Answer - A New Deal legislation that focused on the employment of
the unemployed and the regulation of unfair business ethics. The NIRA pumped cash into the economy
to stimulate the job market and created codes that businesses were to follow to maintain the ideal of fair
competition and created the NRA.
National Labor Relations Act - Answer - A 1935 law, also known as the Wagner Act, that guarantees
workers the right of collective bargaining sets down rules to protect unions and organizers, and created
the National Labor Relations Board to regulate labor-managment relations.
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act - Answer - A law enacted in 2000 requiring employers to identify,
evaluate, and introduce safer medical devices to avoid needlesticks
Norris-LaGuardia Act - Answer - Act that guarantees workers' right to organize and restricts issuance of
court injunctions against nonviolent union activity such as strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
And Answers
Professional Certification - Answer - based on work experience, education, and require re-certification
Certificate Program - Answer - Does not require work experience, education, or re-certification
The Clayton Act (1914) - Answer - prohibits mergers and acquisitions that would less competition, a
single person cannot be a director of two or more competing corporations, and restricts use of
injunctions against labor, and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
The Consumer Credit Protection Act (1968) - Answer - Limits the amount of wages that can be
garnished or withheld in any one week and prohibits employee dismissal because of garnishments.
The Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (1934) - Answer - Precludes a federal contractor or subcontractor
from inducing an employee to give up any part of their wages to the employers for the benefit of having
a job.
The Copyright Act (1976) - Answer - Protection of "original works" for authors so others may not print,
duplicate, distribute, or sell their work.
The Copyright Terms Extension (1998) - Answer - Further extended copyright protection to the duration
of the author's life plus 70 years for general copyrights and to 95 years for works made for hire and
works copyrighted before 1978.
The Davis-Bacon Act (1931) - Answer - Requires contractors and subcontractors working on federal
government construction projects ($2000+) to pay their employees "prevailing wages". Only applies to
laborers and mechanics. Allows trainees and apprentices to be paid less.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) - Answer - Regulates the
financial markets and protects consumers. Includes a non-binding vote for stakeholders on executive
,compensation, golden parachutes, and return of executive compensation based on inaccurate financial
statements.
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) (2001) - Answer - Adjust pension
vesting schedules, increasing retirement plan limits, permitting pretax catch-up contributions by
participants older than 50.
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (1986) - Answer - Provides 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. Ex: monitoring employee emails, messages,
recording calls, and cameras in the workplace. The employer needs to give proper notice.
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988) - Answer - Federal law that prohibits the use or suggestion of
lie detector tests in most employment situations
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (1974) - Answer - sets minimum standards for
most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for
individuals in these plans.
The Equal Pay Act (1963) - Answer - An amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, this act requires
equal pay for men and women doing equal work.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act (2012) - Answer - Includes measures that amend the Railway
Labor Act to change union certification election processes in the railroad and airline industries and
impose greater oversight of the regulatory activities of the National Mediation Board. Requires a
Government Accountability Office (GAO) review and audit of NMB operations every 2 years.
The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT) (2003) - Answer - Amendments to the Fair Credit
Reporting Act to provide financial privacy of employees and job applicants. Requirements in third part
investigations of employee misconduct charges.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (1970) - Answer - This law protects consumers against inaccurate
credit reporting and requires lenders and creditors to correct errors. It permits consumer credit
reporting agencies to issue credit reports to users only for specified purposes and only under certain
circumstances, requires creditors to inform the consumer if credit has been denied because of
,information on the consumer's credit report (and also gives consumers the right to the source of such
information), and provides the consumer with mechanisms by which to request a copy of his or her
credit report and to challenge information contained therein.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (1938) - Answer - This federal law covers employers engaged in
interstate commerce, regulates child labor, maximum hours, and minimum wages. The law, among other
things, specifically prohibits children under the age of 14 from most types of work, making exceptions
for, e.g., lawn care, newspaper delivery, and entertainment, and restricts the employment of children
between the ages of 15-18 in various ways. It also requires employers to pay employees who agree to
work more than 40 hours per week no less than one and a half (1½) times their regular pay for all hours
over 40.
FLSA: Record Keeping - Answer - • Personal information
• Hour & day work week begins
• Total hours worked per work day & per work week
• Regular hourly pay rate for any week involving overtime
• Total overtime pay for work week
• Deductions from or addition to wages
• Total wages paid each pay period
• Date of payment and pay period covered
Child Labor Provisions - Answer - Limits hours of work for minors under 16 and lists hazardous
occupations too dangerous for them
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (1997) - Answer - Prohibits American companies from making
corrupt payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (1996) - Answer - Ensures that
individuals who leave/lose their jobs can obtain health coverage even if they or someone in their family
has a serious illness, injury, or pregnant. It allows people to change jobs without loss of coverage.
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (1952) - Answer - Fundamental body of US immigration law.
Provisions apply to all employers. Addresses employment eligibility and employment verification; defines
the conditions for the temporary and permanent employment of aliens in the US
, Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Answer - Federal law requiring employers to verify and
maintain records on applicants' legal rights to work in the United States
The IRS Intermediate Sanctions (2002) - Answer - Provides guidelines regarding the determination of
reasonable compensation for executives of nonprofit organizations; allows the IRS to impose penalties
when it determines that top officials have received excessive compensation from their organizations
The Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) - Answer - Act that provides balance of power between
union and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices; also known as
Taft-Hartley Act.
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act - Answer - A federal law enacted in 1959 that
established a system of reporting and checks intended to uncover and prevent fraud and corruption
among union officials by regulating internal operating procedures and union matters. Also known as
Landrum-Griffin Act.
The Mine Safety and Health Act (1977) - Answer - Established mandatory mine safety and health
standards and created MSHA, brought all coal, metal, and non metal operations together.
National Industrial Recovery Act - Answer - A New Deal legislation that focused on the employment of
the unemployed and the regulation of unfair business ethics. The NIRA pumped cash into the economy
to stimulate the job market and created codes that businesses were to follow to maintain the ideal of fair
competition and created the NRA.
National Labor Relations Act - Answer - A 1935 law, also known as the Wagner Act, that guarantees
workers the right of collective bargaining sets down rules to protect unions and organizers, and created
the National Labor Relations Board to regulate labor-managment relations.
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act - Answer - A law enacted in 2000 requiring employers to identify,
evaluate, and introduce safer medical devices to avoid needlesticks
Norris-LaGuardia Act - Answer - Act that guarantees workers' right to organize and restricts issuance of
court injunctions against nonviolent union activity such as strikes, picketing, and boycotts.
