PHRca CA Leaves and Benefits 5

Question 1

When CFRA and FMLA run concurrently, which of the following is a key difference that applies only under CFRA?

Accepted Answer

CFRA covers care for a parent-in-law as a qualifying family member

Answer

CFRA includes parents-in-law as qualifying family members for leave to care for a serious health condition, whereas federal FMLA does not.

Question 2

An employee returns from CFRA leave. The employer discovers the position was eliminated in a legitimate reorganization. What is the employer's obligation?

Accepted Answer

Reinstate the employee to any available equivalent position

Answer

Upon return from CFRA, an employer must reinstate the employee to the same or a comparable position; the elimination of a position does not automatically extinguish this duty if an equivalent role exists.

Question 3

Under California's New Parent Leave Act (now merged into CFRA via SB 1383), which employer size was originally covered before the 2021 expansion?

Accepted Answer

Employers with 20–49 employees

Answer

The New Parent Leave Act (2018) covered employers with 20–49 employees, filling the gap between small employers and those already covered by CFRA (50+); SB 1383 later extended CFRA to 5+ employees.

Question 4

A California employee exhausts all PDL and CFRA leave but requests additional leave as an accommodation for a pregnancy-related disability. Under FEHA, the employer must:

Accepted Answer

Engage in an interactive process to determine if additional leave is a reasonable accommodation

Answer

Even after statutory leave is exhausted, California's FEHA requires employers to engage in the interactive process to evaluate whether additional leave is a reasonable accommodation for a disability.

Question 5

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between California Paid Family Leave (PFL) and job protection?

Accepted Answer

PFL provides wage replacement but does not itself guarantee job protection

Answer

PFL is an insurance wage-replacement program administered by EDD; job protection during PFL leave must come from CFRA, FMLA, or another law—PFL itself does not guarantee reinstatement.

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca - Professional in Human Resources - California Practice Test

PHRca CA Leaves and Benefits 5