SHRM Society for Human Resource Management MCQ 2

Question 1

Under the FLSA, which of the following employees is correctly classified as exempt from overtime requirements?

Accepted Answer

A software engineer earning $70,000 who primarily performs intellectual work

Answer

The FLSA white-collar exemption applies to employees earning at least $684/week whose primary duties are executive, administrative, professional, or computer-related.

Question 2

A manager notices two employees of different races performing the same job but receiving different pay. This situation most directly implicates which federal law?

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Answer

Title VII prohibits pay discrimination based on race, making it the most directly applicable law when race is the differentiating factor.

Question 3

Which HR metric best measures the effectiveness of an organization's recruiting process relative to cost?

Accepted Answer

Cost-per-hire

Answer

Cost-per-hire calculates total recruiting expenditures divided by the number of hires, directly measuring recruiting efficiency relative to cost.

Question 4

An employee requests intermittent FMLA leave for a chronic condition. What is the employer's primary obligation?

Accepted Answer

Designate qualifying absences as FMLA leave and track them

Answer

Employers must designate absences that qualify under FMLA and track the leave used, regardless of whether the employee requests it.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the 'balanced scorecard' approach when applied to HR?

Accepted Answer

Linking HR metrics to organizational strategy across financial, customer, internal process, and learning dimensions

Answer

The balanced scorecard aligns HR activities and metrics with organizational strategy across four perspectives: financial, customer, internal processes, and learning and growth.

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management Practice Test

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management Practice Test

SHRM Society for Human Resource Management MCQ 2