Society for Human Resource Management MCQ Flashcards
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Under the FLSA, which of the following employees is correctly classified as exempt from overtime requirements?
Answer: A software engineer earning $70,000 who primarily performs intellectual work
The FLSA white-collar exemption applies to employees earning at least $684/week whose primary duties are executive, administrative, professional, or computer-related.
A manager notices two employees of different races performing the same job but receiving different pay. This situation most directly implicates which federal law?
Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Title VII prohibits pay discrimination based on race, making it the most directly applicable law when race is the differentiating factor.
Which HR metric best measures the effectiveness of an organization's recruiting process relative to cost?
Answer: Cost-per-hire
Cost-per-hire calculates total recruiting expenditures divided by the number of hires, directly measuring recruiting efficiency relative to cost.
An employee requests intermittent FMLA leave for a chronic condition. What is the employer's primary obligation?
Answer: Designate qualifying absences as FMLA leave and track them
Employers must designate absences that qualify under FMLA and track the leave used, regardless of whether the employee requests it.
Which of the following best describes the 'balanced scorecard' approach when applied to HR?
Answer: Linking HR metrics to organizational strategy across financial, customer, internal process, and learning dimensions
The balanced scorecard aligns HR activities and metrics with organizational strategy across four perspectives: financial, customer, internal processes, and learning and growth.
A company implements a policy requiring all employees to speak only English in the workplace at all times. Under Title VII, this policy is most likely:
Answer: Unlawful because it constitutes national origin discrimination on its face
An English-only rule applied at all times is presumptively discriminatory on the basis of national origin under the EEOC's guidelines under Title VII.
Which succession planning approach involves systematically identifying and developing multiple internal candidates for each key leadership role?
Answer: Bench strength development
Bench strength development focuses on cultivating a pool of ready-now and near-ready candidates for critical roles rather than designating a single successor.