PHR-CA Questions and Answers 2026

PHR-CA
Questions
and
Answers
2026
AccidentB-BAnswerUnplannedBsequenceBofBeventsBthatBresultsBinBundesirableBconsequences



AlternativeBworkweekB-
BAnswerAnyBregularlyBscheduledBworkweekBrequiringBanBemployeeBtoBworkBmoreBthanBeight
BhoursBinBaB24-hourBperiod



AdverseBemploymentBactionB-
BAnswerEmploymentBactionB(suchBasBtermination,Bdemotion,Betc.)BthatBeitherBmateriallyBaffec
tsBtheBtermsBandBconditionsBofBemploymentBorBwouldBdeterBanBindividualBfromBengagingBin
BaBprotectedBactivity;BrequiredBpartBofBaBretaliationBclaim



AdverseBactionBnoticeB-
BAnswerDocumentationBthatBanBemployerBmustBprovideBtoBanBapplicantBorBemployeeBwhene
verBtheBemployerBmakesBanBemploymentBdecisionBbasedBonBinformationBobtainedBthroughBa
BbackgroundBcheck

,AmericanBCollegeBofBOccupationalBandBEnvironmentalBMedicineB(ACOEM)B-
BAnswerPublishesBOccupationalBMedicineBPracticeBGuidelinesBthatBareBusedBinBmostBcasesBto
BdecideBtypeBandBamountBofBtreatmentBapprovedBforBworkBinjuryBorBillness



AmericansBwithBDisabilitiesBActB(ADA)B-
BAnswerFederalBlawBthatBprohibitsBdiscriminationBagainstBpeopleBwithBdisabilities



AntipiracyBagreementB-
BAnswerAgreementBbyBoneBpartyBnotBtoBrecruitBemployeesBofBanotherBparty,BtypicallyBlimite
dBtoBaBspecificBtimeBperiod



ApportionmentB-
BAnswerWayBofBfiguringBoutBhowBmuchBofBaBpermanentBdisabilityBisBdueBtoBtheBworkBinjur
yBandBhowBmuchBisBdueBtoBotherBdisabilities



AssemblyBBillB(AB)B1825B-
BAnswerRequiresBsexualBharassmentBtrainingBeveryBtwoByearsBforBsupervisorsBemployedBbyBe
mployersBcoveredBbyBtheBstatuteB(generally,BallBstateBentitiesBasBwellBasBallBemployersBreceiv
ingBtheBservicesBofB50BorBmoreBpersons)



AvoidableBconsequencesBdoctrineB-
BAnswerPrincipalBunderBwhichBaBcomplainingBparty'sBdamagesBinBaBharassmentBlawsuitBmayB
excludeBanyBdamagesBthatBtheBpartyBmightBhaveBavoidedBifBheBorBsheBhadBearlierBreported
BpossibleBharassmentBunderBanBappropriateBcompanyBpolicy;BavailableBonlyBwhenBtheBcompa
nyBhasBtakenBappropriateBproactiveBstepsBtoBpreventBworkplaceBharassment



BonusB-
BAnswerMoneyBpromisedBtoBanBemployeeBinBadditionBtoBtheBmonthlyBsalary,BhourlyBwage,Bc
ommission,BorBpieceBrateBdueBasBcompensation;BusuallyBbasedBonBperformance



Cal/OSHAB-BAnswerCalifornia'sBoccupationalBsafetyBandBhealthBprogram



CalBWARNBActB-
BAnswerRequiresBaBcoveredBemployerBtoBgiveBaBparticularBkindBofBwrittenBnoticeB60BdaysBin
BadvanceBofBcertainBnotice-triggeringBeventsB(massBlayoffs,Brelocations,BorBtermination)

, CaliforniaBCodeBofBRegulationsB(C.C.R.)B-
BAnswerContainsBtheBregulationsBofBapproximatelyB200BstateBregulatoryBagencies;Bregulations
BhaveBbeenBformallyBadoptedBbyBstateBagencies;BreviewedBandBapprovedBbyBtheBOfficeBofBA
dministrativeBLaw,BandBfiledBwithBtheBSecretaryBofBState



CaliforniaBConfidentialityBofBMedicalBInformationBActB(CCMIA)B-
BAnswerStateBlawBthatBimposesBrestrictionsBonBtheBuse,Bdisclosure,BandBstorageBofBprivateB
medicalBinformation,BincludingBstepsBrequiredBtoBsafeguardBsuchBinformationBfromBtheftBorBo
therBinappropriateBaccess



CaliforniaBEmergencyBManagementBAgencyB(CalBEMA)B-
BAnswerAgencyBthatBservesBasBleadBinBCaliforniaBforBemergencyBmanagement



CaliforniaBFamilyBRightsBActB(CFRA)B-BAnswerProvidesBunpaidBjob-
protectedBtimeBoffBandBcontinuationBofBbenefitsBforBeligibleBemployeesBwithBaBseriousBhealt
hBconditionBorBwhoBneedBtoBcareBforBcertainBfamilyBmembers



CaliforniaBOnlineBPrivacyBProtectionBActB(COPPA)B-
BAnswerLawBthatBrequiresBWebBsitesBseekingBinformationBfromBvisitors,BsuchBasBonlineBempl
oymentBapplication,BtoBpostBaBprivacyBpolicyBmeetingBcertainBrequirements



CaliforniaBPrivacyBActB(CPA)B-
BAnswerLawBthatBaddressesBprivacyBonBtelephonesBandBotherBelectronicBequipment



CausalBlinkB-
BAnswerLinkBthatBanBemployeeBcomplainingBofBretaliationBmustBproveBtoBshowBthatBtheBem
ployerBtookBanBadverseBemploymentBactionBagainstBtheBemployeeBbecauseBofBaBprotectedBa
ctivity



Change-of-statusBnoticeB-
BAnswerNoticeBemployersBmustBprovideBwhenBemployeesBareBterminated,Bdischarged,BlaidBoff
,BorBplacedBonBleaveBofBabsense



ChildB-
BAnswerBiological,Badopted,BorBfosterBsonBorBdaughter,BstepsonBorBstepdaughter,BlegalBward,
BorBchildBofBanBemployeeBwhoBstandsBinBlocoBparentisBtoBthatBchild,BwhoBisBeitherBunderB1
8ByearsBofBageBorBanBadultBdependentBchild