True/False (A)
It's okay for potential employees to provide expired identification documents to employers as long as employers use the new Form I-9.
False - All documents must be unexpired.
An employee handbook is, in part, a summary of workplace rules known as policies and procedures.
True
If an employer intends not to hire an applicant because of a prior conviction, the employer must first conduct what?
Individualized Assessment to determine whether the conviction has a direct and adverse relationship with specific job duties
The term of when an otherwise legal action results in a discriminatory result rendering it illegal.
What is Disparate Impact
California's Whistleblower Statute Labor Code § 1102.5 prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee if the employee:
a) Reports a violation of federal, state, or local law to a government agency
b) Reports a violation of a federal, state or local law to a supervisor or other employee with authority to investigate, discover or correct violation
c) Refuses to participate in an activity that would violate federal, state or local law
d) May potentially report a suspected violation of federal, state, or local law.
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Employee relations is a phrase to describe a union work environment.
False – a non-union environment
The Civil Rights Department Protects independent contractors from sexual harassment and from harassment on the basis of belonging to all other classes that CRD protects.
TRUE
Relationship recruiting, shift from reactive to proactive recruiting, a ready pool of potential candidates is called what?
What is the Talent Pipeline
What do you call, in disciplinary situations, action taken that should not be punitive, but this.
What is corrective
How many categories must be included in wage statements?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
C. Gross & Net wages, Total hours worked, Piece-rate units, all deductions, Pay Period, Name & Last four SSN# or ID, name & address of employer hourly rates
An employer can authorize an employee to combine the two 10-minute rest breaks.
False - You may not combine rest breaks or add them to meal breaks, even at the employee's request.
Onboarding is the process of transferring employees to new jobs or upskilling them.
FALSE
The process of helping new hires adjust to social and performance aspects of their new jobs quickly and smoothly
The period of time between the job offer acceptance and official start date is called what?
What is Pre-boarding
It stands for Assessment, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.
What does the ADDIE Model stand for?
On average, benefits make up what percent of base pay?
a. 25 - 40 %
b. 45% - 55%
c. 10% - 15%
b. 45% - 55%
An employee works on the 15th floor of a building and it takes several minutes to get from his desk to the outdoor break area. All time spent away from his desk is counted toward the 10-minute rest break.
False - The employee is entitled to 10 minutes away from the work area. The Industrial Welfare commission states that the rest period is "net." In other words, the rest period begins when the employee reaches an area away from the workstation that is appropriate for rest.
If an employee has a cell phone which he/she uses for work, but does not have an additional cost for such business use, the employer need not reimburse the employee.
FALSE
Rest breaks in an 8 hour shift should fall __________and _____________ the meal period?
Before and after
What is the term used for the measurement of performance results of a given department, program, etc.
What is Metrics
What type of employment means having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on no specific notice to the other is known as?
a. At-will
b. Contract
c. Independent Contractor
d. All of the above
a. At-will
Your company decides to terminate an employee who works from home. After hearing the news he/she says he/she will stop by the office the next day to pick up his/her final paycheck. It is okay for you to wait until the next day to cut his/her final paycheck.
False - Employers must have the final paycheck, including any accrued vacation or PTO, available on the same business day as the termination.
An employer can require an employee to use sick, vacation or PTO during a leave due to pregnancy disability.
FALSE
What are the four C's of onboarding?
Compliance, Clarification, Culture, and Connection
What is the term used when corrective action moves to increasing levels of severity toward termination as a last action.
What is Progressive Discipline
If any rounding on timesheets are done, what is the rule to follow:
A. Cannot favor employer
B. 15 minutes is the max rounding increment
C. Employers must obey the 7 minute rule
D. All of the above
D. All of the above