APHR EXAM AND PRACTICE TEST REAL EXAM ALL 400 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is an action an employer may legally take to
prevent unionization?
a) interrogating employees about potential union activity
b) communicating with employees about their needs
c) implementing a rule that exclusively prohibits union representatives
from soliciting employees on company property
d) promising employees certain benefits if they do not unionize -
ANSWER-b) communicating with employees about their needs
A competitive way to shrink the market or leverage resources can be from
which of the following?
a) contract manufacturer
b) merger or acquisition
c) outsourcing
d) divestiture - ANSWER-b) merger or acquisition
Which of the following is true regarding employer responsibility and
hostile work environment harassment?
a) Employers are always responsible for hostile work environment
harassment.
b) Employers are responsible for hostile work environment harassment if
they know about it or should have known about it, and they do not take
appropriate action.
,c) Employers are only responsible for hostile work environment
harassment in cases where an employee files charges or a formal
complaint, and the employer does not take appropriate action.
d) Employers are never responsible for hostile work environment
harassment. - ANSWER-B. Legally speaking, employers are considered
liable if they knew or should have known about the occurrence of hostile
work environment harassment and failed to take appropriate corrective
action.
Which of the following is an expectation of employees after they have
been furloughed?
a) Their positions will ultimately be eliminated.
b) HR has 60 days to set an end date for the furlough period.
c) They will eventually return to work either in full capacity or with
reduced hours.
d) Workers have an automatic right to payment, but only if the furlough
occurs during a crisis. - ANSWER-C. The expectation is that employees
will return to work either in full capacity or with reduced hours.
Which of the following best describes promissory estoppel?
a) a legal concept that provides an individual with protection against
accusations or other statements that are damaging to his or her reputation
b) a common-law protection that holds an employer responsible for the
actions of employees when they are acting on behalf of, or are performing
tasks for, the employer
c) a common-law protection that may require an employer to follow
through on promises made to an employee in certain situations
,d) a situation in which an employer makes a work environment so
intolerable that an employee is forced to quit - ANSWER-C. Promissory
estoppel is a legal principle that a promise may be enforceable by law
when a person makes a promise to someone who then relies on that
promise and is later harmed by it not being fulfilled.
Which of the following is true of stress caused by work responsibilities or
work conditions?
a) Stress is an environmental health hazard.
b) Stress does not cause any physical conditions.
c) An employer is not responsible for stress experienced by employees.
d) Stress is a type of biological hazard - ANSWER-a) Stress is an
environmental health hazard.
How much notice does a compliance and safety officer have to provide
before inspecting a worksite?
a) no notice
b) one day's notice
c) one week's notice
d) one month's notice - ANSWER-a) no notice
An employee who handles used needles as part of her job is subject to
which of the following types of hazards?
a) chemical
b) ergonomic
c) biological
, d) stress - ANSWER-c) biological
Which act guaranteed the right of workers to form unions and bargain as
a union with their employers?
a) Sherman Antitrust Act
b) Railway Labor Act
c) Clayton Antitrust Act
d) Wagner Act - ANSWER-d) Wagner Act
What type of OSHA violation may be issued if an employer continues to
violate a standard after an abatement date passes?
a) de minimis
b) willful
c) serious
d) failure to abate - ANSWER-d) failure to abate
An organization decides to close several underperforming stores and
focus its efforts in more profitable areas of the country. Which of the
following is this an example of?
a) divestiture
b) acquisition
c) outplacement
d) business continuity - ANSWER-a) divestiture
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following is an action an employer may legally take to
prevent unionization?
a) interrogating employees about potential union activity
b) communicating with employees about their needs
c) implementing a rule that exclusively prohibits union representatives
from soliciting employees on company property
d) promising employees certain benefits if they do not unionize -
ANSWER-b) communicating with employees about their needs
A competitive way to shrink the market or leverage resources can be from
which of the following?
a) contract manufacturer
b) merger or acquisition
c) outsourcing
d) divestiture - ANSWER-b) merger or acquisition
Which of the following is true regarding employer responsibility and
hostile work environment harassment?
a) Employers are always responsible for hostile work environment
harassment.
b) Employers are responsible for hostile work environment harassment if
they know about it or should have known about it, and they do not take
appropriate action.
,c) Employers are only responsible for hostile work environment
harassment in cases where an employee files charges or a formal
complaint, and the employer does not take appropriate action.
d) Employers are never responsible for hostile work environment
harassment. - ANSWER-B. Legally speaking, employers are considered
liable if they knew or should have known about the occurrence of hostile
work environment harassment and failed to take appropriate corrective
action.
Which of the following is an expectation of employees after they have
been furloughed?
a) Their positions will ultimately be eliminated.
b) HR has 60 days to set an end date for the furlough period.
c) They will eventually return to work either in full capacity or with
reduced hours.
d) Workers have an automatic right to payment, but only if the furlough
occurs during a crisis. - ANSWER-C. The expectation is that employees
will return to work either in full capacity or with reduced hours.
Which of the following best describes promissory estoppel?
a) a legal concept that provides an individual with protection against
accusations or other statements that are damaging to his or her reputation
b) a common-law protection that holds an employer responsible for the
actions of employees when they are acting on behalf of, or are performing
tasks for, the employer
c) a common-law protection that may require an employer to follow
through on promises made to an employee in certain situations
,d) a situation in which an employer makes a work environment so
intolerable that an employee is forced to quit - ANSWER-C. Promissory
estoppel is a legal principle that a promise may be enforceable by law
when a person makes a promise to someone who then relies on that
promise and is later harmed by it not being fulfilled.
Which of the following is true of stress caused by work responsibilities or
work conditions?
a) Stress is an environmental health hazard.
b) Stress does not cause any physical conditions.
c) An employer is not responsible for stress experienced by employees.
d) Stress is a type of biological hazard - ANSWER-a) Stress is an
environmental health hazard.
How much notice does a compliance and safety officer have to provide
before inspecting a worksite?
a) no notice
b) one day's notice
c) one week's notice
d) one month's notice - ANSWER-a) no notice
An employee who handles used needles as part of her job is subject to
which of the following types of hazards?
a) chemical
b) ergonomic
c) biological
, d) stress - ANSWER-c) biological
Which act guaranteed the right of workers to form unions and bargain as
a union with their employers?
a) Sherman Antitrust Act
b) Railway Labor Act
c) Clayton Antitrust Act
d) Wagner Act - ANSWER-d) Wagner Act
What type of OSHA violation may be issued if an employer continues to
violate a standard after an abatement date passes?
a) de minimis
b) willful
c) serious
d) failure to abate - ANSWER-d) failure to abate
An organization decides to close several underperforming stores and
focus its efforts in more profitable areas of the country. Which of the
following is this an example of?
a) divestiture
b) acquisition
c) outplacement
d) business continuity - ANSWER-a) divestiture
