ARE 5.0 Practice Management ACTUAL
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Fair Labor Standards Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Minimum hourly wages
Overtime requirements
Salaried employee qualifications for overtime
Employee Retirement Income Securities Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Retirement and
benefit plans
Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Privacy of
employee health data
Family Medical Leave Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Firms over 50
Employees are entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave in the car of serious health problems of the
employee or spouse, the addition of a child through birth, adoption, or foster care
Laws against discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER - Civil Rights Act of 1866
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Americans with Disabilities Act
Age Discrimination and Employment Act
Equal Pay Act
National Labor Relations Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects the right to unionize
Workers compensation insurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Employers must carry to cover
employee work related injuries
,Occupational Safety and Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
Protects employees from unsafe working conditions
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects employee whistle blowers
Jury Service Selection Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Requires employees be giving time
off for jury duty & prohibits termination
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulations
regarding termination and notification
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act of 1986 - CORRECT ANSWER -
COBRA
Health benefits
Stated Duty - CORRECT ANSWER - Outlined in contacts, building codes, building
regulations, zoning
Implied Duty - CORRECT ANSWER - Code of ethics
AIA Code of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Canons - principles of conduct
Ethical standards - goals for professional performance and behavior
Rules of conduct - mandatory
Canon 1: General Obligations - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should maintain
advance their knowledge of the art and science of architecture, respect the body of architectural
accomplishment, contribute to it's growth, thoughtfully consider the social and environmental
impart of their professional activities, and exercise learned and uncompromised professional
judgement.
, Canon II: Obligations to the Public - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should embrace
the spirit and letter of the law governing their professional affairs and should promote and serve
the public interest in their personal and professional activities.
Canon III: Obligations to the Client - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should serve their
clients competently and in a professional manner, and should exercise unprejudiced and unbiased
judgement when performing all professional services.
Canon IV: Obligations to the Profession - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should
uphold the integrity and dignity of the profession.
Canon V: Obligations to Colleagues - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should respect the
rights and acknowledge the professional aspirations and contributions of their colleagues.
Canon VI: Obligations to the Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should
promote sustainable design and development principles in their professional activities.
Reasonable Care - CORRECT ANSWER - Perfection not required
Same community, timeframe, facts, & circumstances
Minimum expectations for performance
Doesn't protect from litigations
Typical project alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Architect has prime contract &
subcontracts to consultants
Joint venture - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be with other architecture firms, engineers or
construction based on areas of expertise or geography
Example - Design build delivery. Architect is not owners agent
Owner led alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Owner hires independent architecture,
engineering firms
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Fair Labor Standards Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Minimum hourly wages
Overtime requirements
Salaried employee qualifications for overtime
Employee Retirement Income Securities Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Retirement and
benefit plans
Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Privacy of
employee health data
Family Medical Leave Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Firms over 50
Employees are entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave in the car of serious health problems of the
employee or spouse, the addition of a child through birth, adoption, or foster care
Laws against discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER - Civil Rights Act of 1866
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Americans with Disabilities Act
Age Discrimination and Employment Act
Equal Pay Act
National Labor Relations Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects the right to unionize
Workers compensation insurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Employers must carry to cover
employee work related injuries
,Occupational Safety and Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER - OSHA
Protects employees from unsafe working conditions
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects employee whistle blowers
Jury Service Selection Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Requires employees be giving time
off for jury duty & prohibits termination
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulations
regarding termination and notification
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconcilation Act of 1986 - CORRECT ANSWER -
COBRA
Health benefits
Stated Duty - CORRECT ANSWER - Outlined in contacts, building codes, building
regulations, zoning
Implied Duty - CORRECT ANSWER - Code of ethics
AIA Code of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Canons - principles of conduct
Ethical standards - goals for professional performance and behavior
Rules of conduct - mandatory
Canon 1: General Obligations - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should maintain
advance their knowledge of the art and science of architecture, respect the body of architectural
accomplishment, contribute to it's growth, thoughtfully consider the social and environmental
impart of their professional activities, and exercise learned and uncompromised professional
judgement.
, Canon II: Obligations to the Public - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should embrace
the spirit and letter of the law governing their professional affairs and should promote and serve
the public interest in their personal and professional activities.
Canon III: Obligations to the Client - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should serve their
clients competently and in a professional manner, and should exercise unprejudiced and unbiased
judgement when performing all professional services.
Canon IV: Obligations to the Profession - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should
uphold the integrity and dignity of the profession.
Canon V: Obligations to Colleagues - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should respect the
rights and acknowledge the professional aspirations and contributions of their colleagues.
Canon VI: Obligations to the Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - Members should
promote sustainable design and development principles in their professional activities.
Reasonable Care - CORRECT ANSWER - Perfection not required
Same community, timeframe, facts, & circumstances
Minimum expectations for performance
Doesn't protect from litigations
Typical project alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Architect has prime contract &
subcontracts to consultants
Joint venture - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be with other architecture firms, engineers or
construction based on areas of expertise or geography
Example - Design build delivery. Architect is not owners agent
Owner led alliance - CORRECT ANSWER - Owner hires independent architecture,
engineering firms
