FREE Professional in Human Resources - California (PHRca) CA Employment and Staffing Questions and Answers Flashcards

Under California's FEHA, which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic when making staffing and employment decisions?

Answer: Political affiliation at the state level

While California Labor Code separately addresses political activity protections, political affiliation is not a protected characteristic specifically enumerated under FEHA.

California requires employers with how many or more employees to provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees?

Answer: 5 employees

Under SB 1343, California employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees, not just supervisors.

When conducting a background check on a job applicant in California, at what point can an employer first inquire about criminal history under the Fair Chance Act?

Answer: After a conditional offer of employment has been made

California's Fair Chance Act (AB 1008) prohibits employers with five or more employees from inquiring about criminal history until after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.

In California, what is the required frequency for paying wages to most non-exempt employees?

Answer: Semimonthly, with specific deadlines for each pay period

California Labor Code Section 204 requires that most non-exempt employees be paid at least semimonthly, with wages earned between the 1st and 15th paid by the 26th, and wages earned between the 16th and last day paid by the 10th of the following month.

Under California law, which of the following best describes the joint employer doctrine as it applies to staffing agencies?

Answer: The client company and staffing agency can both be held liable for wage and hour violations

California courts and statutes recognize that both the staffing agency and the client company can be held jointly liable for wage and hour violations under the joint employer doctrine.

What does California's requirement of 'pay data reporting' (SB 973 and subsequent amendments) require covered employers to submit?

Answer: Pay and demographic data broken down by race, ethnicity, and sex to the Civil Rights Department

California's pay data reporting laws require covered employers to annually submit pay, hours, and demographic data categorized by race, ethnicity, and sex to the Civil Rights Department to identify pay disparities.