SHRM-CP Employment Law & Regulatory Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to up to how many weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year?
- 12 weeks (Correct answer)
- 6 weeks
- 8 weeks
- 16 weeks
Correct answer: 12 weeks
FMLA provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per 12-month period for qualifying family and medical reasons.
Question 2: Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, and the Equal Pay Act?
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (Correct answer)
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
Correct answer: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing federal workplace anti-discrimination laws including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and EPA.
Question 3: Which form of harassment creates a hostile work environment by making conditions so intolerable that a reasonable person would feel intimidated or degraded?
- Hostile work environment harassment (Correct answer)
- Quid pro quo harassment
- Disparate impact
- Constructive discharge
Correct answer: Hostile work environment harassment
Hostile work environment harassment involves severe or pervasive conduct that creates an abusive working environment for a protected group member.
Question 4: The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requires employers to provide a workplace:
- Free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm (Correct answer)
- Where all accidents are reported within 24 hours
- With OSHA-certified safety officers on every shift
- That meets ISO 45001 international safety standards
Correct answer: Free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm
OSHA's General Duty Clause requires employers to maintain a workplace free from recognized serious hazards even when no specific OSHA standard covers the hazard.
Question 5: Which law requires employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of every employee hired in the United States?
- Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) — enforced via I-9 form (Correct answer)
- National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Correct answer: Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) — enforced via I-9 form
IRCA requires all US employers to complete Form I-9 to verify the employment eligibility of every person they hire, regardless of citizenship.
Question 6: Under the WARN Act, employers with 100 or more employees must provide how many days' advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff?
- 60 days (Correct answer)
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 14 days
Correct answer: 60 days
The WARN Act requires covered employers to give 60 calendar days' advance notice before a plant closing or mass layoff affecting 50 or more employees.
SHRM-CP Employment Law & Regulatory Compliance 2
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to up to how many weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year?