COA COA Human Resources & Personnel Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which category of employees is NOT entitled to overtime pay?
- Non-exempt hourly employees
- Exempt salaried employees meeting FLSA criteria (Correct answer)
- Part-time hourly workers
- Temporary contract workers paid hourly
Correct answer: Exempt salaried employees meeting FLSA criteria
FLSA-exempt employees (typically executive, administrative, or professional workers meeting salary and duties tests) are not entitled to overtime pay for hours over 40 per week.
Question 2: An employee handbook primarily serves to:
- Replace the employment contract
- Communicate company policies, expectations, and employee rights (Correct answer)
- Track employee attendance automatically
- Document client billing procedures
Correct answer: Communicate company policies, expectations, and employee rights
An employee handbook outlines workplace policies, procedures, and expectations so employees understand their rights and responsibilities from day one.
Question 3: Which federal law prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Correct answer)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Correct answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the primary federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Question 4: Progressive discipline in personnel management typically follows which sequence?
- Termination, suspension, written warning, verbal warning
- Verbal warning, written warning, suspension, termination (Correct answer)
- Suspension, written warning, verbal warning, termination
- Written warning, verbal warning, termination, suspension
Correct answer: Verbal warning, written warning, suspension, termination
Progressive discipline escalates from verbal warning to written warning to suspension and finally termination, giving employees opportunities to correct behavior.
Question 5: An I-9 form is used by US employers to:
- Withhold federal income tax from employee paychecks
- Verify a new employee's identity and authorization to work in the United States (Correct answer)
- Enroll employees in health insurance benefits
- Report new hires to the state unemployment office
Correct answer: Verify a new employee's identity and authorization to work in the United States
The I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form is required by federal law for all US hires to confirm identity and work authorization.
Question 6: Which HR practice involves a formal process of defining job duties, required skills, and reporting relationships for a position?
- Performance appraisal
- Job analysis (Correct answer)
- Onboarding
- Succession planning
Correct answer: Job analysis
Job analysis is the systematic process of gathering information about a job's tasks, responsibilities, required knowledge, and skills to create accurate job descriptions.
COA COA Human Resources & Personnel Management 1
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which category of employees is NOT entitled to overtime pay?