Merit pay is given for performance
Service awards are given for Tenure
Individual piece-rate incentives are given to increase productivity
Commission pay is given for sales
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – what does it do?
Flexible Spending accounts
PDDA treat like any other temporary disability
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – 5 protected classes
Disparate treatment versus Disparate impact
WARN Act
Why are Sabbatical leaves mostly granted – To prevent employee burnout
Job descriptions versus job specifications
Essential Functions of the job versus non-essential functions (marginal)
Job requisitions
Attrition
Outplacement services
These are all post-offer activities: drug testing, background checks, medical/physical exams
Is drug testing a requirement to be a drug-free workplace? NO
Purpose of HRIS( Human Resources Information Systems) versus ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)
I-9 Retention
Within how long an employer completes Section 2 of the Form I-9
When in the latest an employee can complete section 1 of the Form I-9
Options to handle Forms I-9 during a merger or acquisition
Mission
Vision
Core values
culture
Matrix structure
H1-B Visa
Assessment center
In basket activities
Closed shop/open shop/agency shop/union shop
Behavioral/situational. directive/non-directive/stress interview questionnaires
Reliability/validity
Mean/mode/median
Who established that all assessment/methods need to be reliable and valid?
Reasonable accommodation
Specialization/Division of Labor/Simplification
Centralization/Decentralization
Span of control
Difference between mergers and acquisitions
Organizations’ objectives of mergers and acquisitions – financial and strategic
Job Analysis/how are they performed/objectives of job analysis
Job Evaluation/methods of job evaluations
Ranking job evaluation, advantages and disadvantages
BFOQ
Affirmative action plans
Goals versus Quotas
Reverse Discrimination
EAP and confidentiality
OSHA General Duty Clause
Liability without fault
When are employees covered by Workers Compensation? since day #1
OSHA 300 Log
OSHA 300A
OSHA 301
For how long do we retain OSHA logs? 5 years
Within how long do we report to OSHA an employee accident during the course of employment that results in the death of the employee (fatalities)? within 8 hours
Within how long do we report to OSHA an employee accident that results in inpatient hospitalization? within 24 hours
Are telecommuters covered by OSHA?
Business continuity/emergency preparedness plans
Can medical records be filed together with personnel files? NO
Progressive Discipline
Methods to collect employee feedback: employee attitude surveys, focus groups, exit interviews
Aptitude tests versus cognitive tests
Performance appraisal methods: Ranking, Graphic rating scales, MBO, 360-degree feedback
Performance appraisal errors – bias, halo/horn effect, critical incidents
Participative Performance evaluation: MBO
Performance management practices: setting goals, benchmarking, feedback
Most learning occurs on the job or off the job – on the job
Advantage of on the job training – immediate transfer of training
Process of acquiring new knowledge and skills is called transfer of training
Blended Training
Vestibule training
Succession Planning
Dual Career Ladders
SOX
RJP – Realistic Job Preview
Insider Trading
Who are “Whistleblowers” – what is HR’s role with whistleblowers- protect them from discrimination
OWBPA – Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
COBRA – Qualifying events – maximum pay is 102%, when the employee can keep COBRA up to 18 months, up to 24 months, up to 29 months and up to 36 months – when COBRA can be terminated
FMLA – employee’s eligibility requirements & who is a “covered employer”?
FMLA timing requirements: How many days to provide the forms to employees, which forms, how many days to have the certification returned to the employer, how many days to have employee/MD “cure deficiencies”, how many days to provide “designation form”.
Compa Ratio and how to calculate it
Salary compression
Total Rewards Statement
Combination of sick days and vacation days: PTO Paid time off
Short term disability requires a waiting period
Difference between an exempt employee, non-exempt employee and independent contractor.
ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolutions
Difference between Mediation and Arbitration
Why are non-compete agreements used? are they indefinitely?
Difference between job posting and job bidding
Difference between job enlargement and job enrichment
Difference between the ZBB – Zero Based Budget and the Incremental Budget
What does “SMART” objectives stand for?
Difference between Balance sheet and Income statement
Broadbanding
HIPPA
When do we conduct a credit history check? a motor vehicle check?
Cafeteria Plans
Executive Order 11246
GINA
Green Circle Rate versus Red Circle Rate
Intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation
Internal equity versus external equity
Outsourcing – what is it? Why is used? Advantages and disadvantages? Which HR functions can be outsourced and which should not? Steps in the Outsourcing process?
Offshoring
Right to work states versus At-will employment
ERISA
Required by ERISA to automatically provide to employees: SPD’s Summary Plan Descriptions
Constructive Discharge
Retaliatory Discharge
Defamation
Negligent hiring – best way to avoid a negligent hiring claim
Vicarious liability
Weingarten rights
Thresholds:
100 + ees – WARN ACT, EEO-1 Reports
50 + ees – FMLA, Executive Order 11246, Affordable Care Act
20 + ees – ADEA, Cobra
15 + ees – Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act of 1991, PDA, ADA, ADAAA, GINA, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
