HRCI APHR EXAM: COMPLIANCE &
RISK MANAGEMENT EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the EEOC ? - ANS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
is responsible for administering equal employment opportunity legislation
What is the DOL? - ANS U.S. Department of Labor
Explain what an I-9 is - ANS Use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization
of individuals hired for employment in the United States.
What is employment at will? - ANS Under the at will employment arrangement,
the organization holds the legal right to terminate the employee at any time.
As a result, they terminate the employee without providing a reason or
advance notice.
What is title VII? - ANS Title VII, which is a part of the Civil Rights Act,
made it illegal for employers to
mistreat employees because of their race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin
What is the ADA? - ANS The Americans with Disabilities Act,
or ADA, protects employees with disabilities.
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, This law requires employers to make
reasonable changes in the workplace to
accommodate employees with disabilities
What is the immigration reform and control act? - ANS The law seeks to preserve jobs for
those who are legally entitled to them—Americancitizens and aliens who are authorized to
work in the United States.
What is title 17? (Copyright law) - ANS It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 and all
subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, as
amended; and the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, as amended. The Copyright Office is
responsible for registering intellectual property claims under all three.
What is the WARN act? - ANS The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)
Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs.
What is the NLRA? - ANS The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), enacted in 1935, protects
workers' rights to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and participate in collective
activities. It outlines and prohibits unfair labor practices, incorporates confidential voting in
union elections, establishes the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and enforces
compliance with the NLRA.
What is collective bargaining? - ANS negotiation of wages and other conditions of
employment by an organized body of employe
What are alternative dispute resolution methods? - ANS Types of ADR include arbitration,
mediation, negotiated rulemaking, neutral factfinding, and minitrials
What is ERISA? - ANS The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a
federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health
plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans
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RISK MANAGEMENT EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the EEOC ? - ANS Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
is responsible for administering equal employment opportunity legislation
What is the DOL? - ANS U.S. Department of Labor
Explain what an I-9 is - ANS Use Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization
of individuals hired for employment in the United States.
What is employment at will? - ANS Under the at will employment arrangement,
the organization holds the legal right to terminate the employee at any time.
As a result, they terminate the employee without providing a reason or
advance notice.
What is title VII? - ANS Title VII, which is a part of the Civil Rights Act,
made it illegal for employers to
mistreat employees because of their race,
color, religion, sex, or national origin
What is the ADA? - ANS The Americans with Disabilities Act,
or ADA, protects employees with disabilities.
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, This law requires employers to make
reasonable changes in the workplace to
accommodate employees with disabilities
What is the immigration reform and control act? - ANS The law seeks to preserve jobs for
those who are legally entitled to them—Americancitizens and aliens who are authorized to
work in the United States.
What is title 17? (Copyright law) - ANS It includes the Copyright Act of 1976 and all
subsequent amendments to copyright law; the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, as
amended; and the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, as amended. The Copyright Office is
responsible for registering intellectual property claims under all three.
What is the WARN act? - ANS The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)
Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs.
What is the NLRA? - ANS The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), enacted in 1935, protects
workers' rights to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and participate in collective
activities. It outlines and prohibits unfair labor practices, incorporates confidential voting in
union elections, establishes the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and enforces
compliance with the NLRA.
What is collective bargaining? - ANS negotiation of wages and other conditions of
employment by an organized body of employe
What are alternative dispute resolution methods? - ANS Types of ADR include arbitration,
mediation, negotiated rulemaking, neutral factfinding, and minitrials
What is ERISA? - ANS The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a
federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health
plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans
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