PHR ca Timed Practice Exam!!
An organization's vacation policy states that an exempt employee accrues vacation in hourly
increments. An exempt employee is absent from work for 2 hours. What deductions can be
made? - ✔✔2 hours may be deducted from the employee's vacation bank
When must employers report information on newly hired employees to the Employment
Development Department's (EDD) New Employee Registry? - ✔✔20 days of hire
In order to help employees who need to care for a sick child, the California Kin Care Leave Law
requires employers to: - ✔✔Allow employees to use up to 1/2 of their annual accrued sick
leave
Which statement is correct with regard to an employer's notations on a job candidate's
application form? - ✔✔They must not be open to misinterpretation
All wages are subject to unemployment insurance taxes, except: - ✔✔reimbursement for
travel expenses
In order to retain benefits coverage under Cal-COBRA, qualified beneficiaries must pay the
initial premium within: - ✔✔45 days of the election to continue provider coverage
An employer can legally require an employee to work the day before and after a holiday in
order to receive holiday benefits if the employee: - ✔✔Works in the mercantile industry or is
nonexempt*
Under what conditions may an employer discharge an employee due to administrative burden?
- ✔✔For multiple garnishments other than child support
The California Insurance Equality Act requires identical coverage for registered domestic
partners and heterosexual spouses: - ✔✔under fully insured policies
, Apportionment of liability in a California workers compensation claim is: - ✔✔common in
cases of cumulative injury
The employer satisfies the split shift requirement at the employee's regular rate of pay and
does not offset. The daily earnings of the employee who makes $8.50 an hour will be: -
✔✔$76.50 gross earnings in 1 work day.
An employer may not request certification for leave for: - ✔✔Bonding with a newborn
A correct statement about the PFL program is that: - ✔✔An employee may apply for leave to
care for seriously ill family member or to bond with a baby
An agricultural laborer works 9.5 hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 11 hours on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and 5 hours on Sunday. The work week is Monday
through Sunday. On which days would some overtime pay be required? - ✔✔Monday -
Saturday
Under California law, when both members of a married couple apply for jobs with the same
employer, the employer must: - ✔✔Not use the conjugal relationship as a reason for not
hiring them
According to the California Labor Code, how many paid rest breaks must be provided in a 10-
hour workday? - ✔✔2
Drug testing of a current employee may be permitted when the: - ✔✔employee is seriously
injured on the job
For purposes of disability insurance in California, a "disability" is defined as: - ✔✔a physical
or mental condition which results in an individual being unable to perform his/her regular or
customary work
An organization's vacation policy states that an exempt employee accrues vacation in hourly
increments. An exempt employee is absent from work for 2 hours. What deductions can be
made? - ✔✔2 hours may be deducted from the employee's vacation bank
When must employers report information on newly hired employees to the Employment
Development Department's (EDD) New Employee Registry? - ✔✔20 days of hire
In order to help employees who need to care for a sick child, the California Kin Care Leave Law
requires employers to: - ✔✔Allow employees to use up to 1/2 of their annual accrued sick
leave
Which statement is correct with regard to an employer's notations on a job candidate's
application form? - ✔✔They must not be open to misinterpretation
All wages are subject to unemployment insurance taxes, except: - ✔✔reimbursement for
travel expenses
In order to retain benefits coverage under Cal-COBRA, qualified beneficiaries must pay the
initial premium within: - ✔✔45 days of the election to continue provider coverage
An employer can legally require an employee to work the day before and after a holiday in
order to receive holiday benefits if the employee: - ✔✔Works in the mercantile industry or is
nonexempt*
Under what conditions may an employer discharge an employee due to administrative burden?
- ✔✔For multiple garnishments other than child support
The California Insurance Equality Act requires identical coverage for registered domestic
partners and heterosexual spouses: - ✔✔under fully insured policies
, Apportionment of liability in a California workers compensation claim is: - ✔✔common in
cases of cumulative injury
The employer satisfies the split shift requirement at the employee's regular rate of pay and
does not offset. The daily earnings of the employee who makes $8.50 an hour will be: -
✔✔$76.50 gross earnings in 1 work day.
An employer may not request certification for leave for: - ✔✔Bonding with a newborn
A correct statement about the PFL program is that: - ✔✔An employee may apply for leave to
care for seriously ill family member or to bond with a baby
An agricultural laborer works 9.5 hours on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 11 hours on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and 5 hours on Sunday. The work week is Monday
through Sunday. On which days would some overtime pay be required? - ✔✔Monday -
Saturday
Under California law, when both members of a married couple apply for jobs with the same
employer, the employer must: - ✔✔Not use the conjugal relationship as a reason for not
hiring them
According to the California Labor Code, how many paid rest breaks must be provided in a 10-
hour workday? - ✔✔2
Drug testing of a current employee may be permitted when the: - ✔✔employee is seriously
injured on the job
For purposes of disability insurance in California, a "disability" is defined as: - ✔✔a physical
or mental condition which results in an individual being unable to perform his/her regular or
customary work
