WGU C202 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
What is the goal of affirmative action? - ANS To seek to remedy past practices that innately
caused an adverse effect on applicants
A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts
women. The employer responds that she has the same requirements for male and female
applicants and wants to hire other women.
Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact? - ANS Adverse impact is
unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees.
Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246? -
ANS Minorities and women
Which legislation promotes practices that reduce discrimination against a wide variety of
protected classes? - ANS Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
What is the minimum number of employees an organization must have to be required to follow
the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993? - ANS 50
Which law guarantees that a woman can take unpaid time off following the birth of her child
without fear of losing her job? - ANS The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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,What is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of
1994? - ANS To prevent discrimination against employees who may be called into active
military service
Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma? - ANS Being asked to directly
supervise a family member
A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for
refusing to follow an illegal request made by a supervisor.
Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma? - ANS Rights standard
How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's business
strategy? - ANS By helping it to acquire, develop, and retain the talent needed to fulfill its
strategy
What is a primary function of human resource management? - ANS Retaining talent
Which primary goal is being realized when an organization has a sufficient, productive
workforce to execute a company's mission? - ANS Human resource management
What is a primary goal of human resource management? - ANS To maintain employment-
related legal compliance
How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance? -
ANS It enhances a company's ability to cope with growth and change.
Which belief is an example of bias creating barriers to equal treatment in an organization? -
ANS Extroverted employees are the most effective.
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, Which factor in successful organizational change can be provided through effective human
resource management? - ANS Trust
How does human resource management support organizational leadership? - ANS By
providing employees with opportunities for professional development and growth
Which decision can human resource management assist with during the combination stage of
mergers and acquisitions? - ANS Which employees to retain
How can human resource managers serve as internal consultants? - ANS By helping
managers avoid common training pitfalls
What are two uses of a job analysis? - ANS Developing a recruiting plan and designing a
compensation plan for a particular job
How can human resource managers use performance metrics to benefit their organizations? -
ANS They can use metrics that reveal weakness in a critical division to influence staffing
plans.
What should human resource managers use to determine performance metrics? -
ANS Business goals
Which aspect of an organization is increased when policies of inclusion are adopted? -
ANS Its talent pool
Why might an organization want to increase its efforts at inclusion and diversity? - ANS To
reduce negative public relations
Classify each example as either a policy or a procedure.
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Answers
What is the goal of affirmative action? - ANS To seek to remedy past practices that innately
caused an adverse effect on applicants
A female employer is accused of having an employment practice that negatively impacts
women. The employer responds that she has the same requirements for male and female
applicants and wants to hire other women.
Why is this case a potential demonstration of adverse impact? - ANS Adverse impact is
unintentional and relates to policies applied to all employees.
Which protected classes must a company set hiring goals for under Executive Order 11246? -
ANS Minorities and women
Which legislation promotes practices that reduce discrimination against a wide variety of
protected classes? - ANS Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
What is the minimum number of employees an organization must have to be required to follow
the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993? - ANS 50
Which law guarantees that a woman can take unpaid time off following the birth of her child
without fear of losing her job? - ANS The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
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,What is the goal of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of
1994? - ANS To prevent discrimination against employees who may be called into active
military service
Which situation is an example of a managerial ethical dilemma? - ANS Being asked to directly
supervise a family member
A human resource manual specifies that employees cannot be terminated or punished for
refusing to follow an illegal request made by a supervisor.
Which standard is being applied to resolve this ethical dilemma? - ANS Rights standard
How does an organization's human resource strategy support the organization's business
strategy? - ANS By helping it to acquire, develop, and retain the talent needed to fulfill its
strategy
What is a primary function of human resource management? - ANS Retaining talent
Which primary goal is being realized when an organization has a sufficient, productive
workforce to execute a company's mission? - ANS Human resource management
What is a primary goal of human resource management? - ANS To maintain employment-
related legal compliance
How does effective human resource management improve organizational performance? -
ANS It enhances a company's ability to cope with growth and change.
Which belief is an example of bias creating barriers to equal treatment in an organization? -
ANS Extroverted employees are the most effective.
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, Which factor in successful organizational change can be provided through effective human
resource management? - ANS Trust
How does human resource management support organizational leadership? - ANS By
providing employees with opportunities for professional development and growth
Which decision can human resource management assist with during the combination stage of
mergers and acquisitions? - ANS Which employees to retain
How can human resource managers serve as internal consultants? - ANS By helping
managers avoid common training pitfalls
What are two uses of a job analysis? - ANS Developing a recruiting plan and designing a
compensation plan for a particular job
How can human resource managers use performance metrics to benefit their organizations? -
ANS They can use metrics that reveal weakness in a critical division to influence staffing
plans.
What should human resource managers use to determine performance metrics? -
ANS Business goals
Which aspect of an organization is increased when policies of inclusion are adopted? -
ANS Its talent pool
Why might an organization want to increase its efforts at inclusion and diversity? - ANS To
reduce negative public relations
Classify each example as either a policy or a procedure.
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