HRCI PHR Exam Dumps

The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act addressed contractors with the federal government that exceed $10,000, to pay an established minimum wage to workers employed through the contract. This act was passed in 1936. This act also addressed, however, the requirements of sanitary working conditions for employees.

Answer option C is incorrect. In 1931 the Davis-Bacon Act was the first piece of legislation to actually establish a minimum wage. The act was, however, limited to the construction industry.

Answer option D is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938. It addressed minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and record keeping.

Answer option B is incorrect. The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 clarified the hours of working for the purpose of minimum wage and overtime pay.

Gainsharing is a compensation plan where the money saved by reducing waste is shared among the employees or project team. It can also be used as an incentive for additional revenues generated.

Answer option D is incorrect. A short-term incentive usually last a year or less and the scenario doesn't indicate how long this incentive may be offered.

Answer option A is incorrect. A team incentive is for a particular team to reach a common goal. This choice is tempting but gainsharing is a more accurate description of what's occurring in this scenario.

Answer option B is incorrect. Profit sharing is similar to gainsharing, but the focus is one a profit goal, not a waste reduction goal.

Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) requires employers to pay social security tax for employees and to withhold the tax amount from employee paychecks.

Answer option B is incorrect. OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It was created by Congress of the United States under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon, on December 29, 1970. Its mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and occupational fatality by issuing and enforcing standards for workplace safety and health. The agency is headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor. OSHA issues guidelines and regulations for the safe use of a computer.

Answer option A is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established the minimum wage requirement, laws for protecting American children against labor exploitation, and Criteria for exempt and nonexempt employees.

Answer option D is incorrect. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is an American federal statute that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans.

Risk is uncertain - and in uncertainty lies opportunity. When an organization looks to grow and new employees may be added to the business,

new employees can bring risk to the organization's operations, goals, and endeavors.

Answer option D is incorrect. This is a correct definition of risk, but it does not address the human resource-related risk events.

Answer option B is incorrect. Risk can be positive or negative, not just adverse.

Answer option C is incorrect. Risk isn't always negative. Risk can be positive or negative.

Quid pro quo happens when the acceptance or decline of an unwanted sexual advance leads to a hiring, employment, or workplace decision.

Because Sammy refused the dinner date, Pat didn't hire Sammy.

Answer option A is incorrect. Covert is not a valid sexual harassment term.

Answer option C is incorrect. Contingent is not a valid sexual harassment term.

Answer option D is incorrect. A hostile work environment describes unwelcome sexual conduct that interferes with a person's ability to complete their work, intimidation, or an offensive work environment.