aPHR CERTIFICATION 2025 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (2025/2026) | A+ GRADED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In order to avoid 'negligent referral' liability, an HR
professional who is contacted about a previous employee
who was terminated for inappropriate behavior must:
a) advise potential employers not to hire the terminated
employee
b) cite the Privacy Act and refuse to disclose any further
information
c) provide the potential employer with minimal information
d) provide the potential employer with all the facts
surrounding the employee's dismissal, but make no
recommendation regarding the hiring decision Correct
Answer d) provide the potential employer with all the facts
surrounding the employee's dismissal, but make no
recommendation regarding the hiring decision
Rules prohibiting discrimination against older employees
are laid out in:
a) VEVRAA
b) ADEA
c) Portal-to-Portal Act
d) Equal Pay Act Correct Answer b) ADEA
,When pre-employment tests reliably measure the
relationship between performance on a test and
performance on the job, the test has:
a) content validity
b) reliability
c) construct validity
d) concurrent validity Correct Answer c) construct validity
Under what conditions can an employee who has been
awarded worker's compensation sue their employer for
negligence?
a) None—an employee awarded worker's compensation
waives the right to sue for negligence
b) If the compensation does not fully cover all medical-
related expenses
c) If the compensation does not pay benefits to the
employee's dependents
d) If the compensation adds up to less than double the pay
the employee would have earned had they been able to
work Correct Answer a) None—an employee awarded
worker's compensation waives the right to sue for
negligence
Employers are prohibited to discriminate against older
workers when it comes to benefits according to:
a) ERISA
b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA Correct 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 Correct 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
Correct 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
Correct Answer a) employees are protected from
termination based on their wages being garnished for a
single debt
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (2025/2026) | A+ GRADED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
In order to avoid 'negligent referral' liability, an HR
professional who is contacted about a previous employee
who was terminated for inappropriate behavior must:
a) advise potential employers not to hire the terminated
employee
b) cite the Privacy Act and refuse to disclose any further
information
c) provide the potential employer with minimal information
d) provide the potential employer with all the facts
surrounding the employee's dismissal, but make no
recommendation regarding the hiring decision Correct
Answer d) provide the potential employer with all the facts
surrounding the employee's dismissal, but make no
recommendation regarding the hiring decision
Rules prohibiting discrimination against older employees
are laid out in:
a) VEVRAA
b) ADEA
c) Portal-to-Portal Act
d) Equal Pay Act Correct Answer b) ADEA
,When pre-employment tests reliably measure the
relationship between performance on a test and
performance on the job, the test has:
a) content validity
b) reliability
c) construct validity
d) concurrent validity Correct Answer c) construct validity
Under what conditions can an employee who has been
awarded worker's compensation sue their employer for
negligence?
a) None—an employee awarded worker's compensation
waives the right to sue for negligence
b) If the compensation does not fully cover all medical-
related expenses
c) If the compensation does not pay benefits to the
employee's dependents
d) If the compensation adds up to less than double the pay
the employee would have earned had they been able to
work Correct Answer a) None—an employee awarded
worker's compensation waives the right to sue for
negligence
Employers are prohibited to discriminate against older
workers when it comes to benefits according to:
a) ERISA
b) FICA
c) OWBPA
d) ADEA Correct 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 Correct 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
Correct 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
Correct Answer a) employees are protected from
termination based on their wages being garnished for a
single debt
