The HR I.Q. Test: May '12 ? Business Management Daily: Free ...

1. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that state agencies can no ?longer face damages for certain ?lawsuits under what law?

? a. Fair Labor Standards Act

? b. Family and Medical Leave Act

? c. Americans with Disabilities Act

2. What do CFOs say are the top three co-worker behaviors that annoy them most (in order)?

? a. Sloppy work; gossip/office politics; missed deadlines

? b. Missed deadlines; being late; sloppy work

? c. Gossip/office politics; sloppy work; being late

3. Federal law says that, during the school year, 14- and 15-year-olds are allowed to work a maximum of:

? a. 5 hours on a school day; 25 hours in a school week

? b. 4 hours on a school day; 22 hours in a school week

? c. 3 hours on a school day; 18 hours in a school week

4. When employees have financial problems, what do HR professionals say are the top two negative consequences at work?

? a. Employee?s ability to focus; overall stress

? b. Increased absenteeism, lower morale

? c. Increased stress; failing health

5. While this number may seem low to HR pros who?ve seen applicants? ?Face??book pages, what percentage of social network users say they?ve posted content that they regret?

? a.? 6%?????

? b. 11%?????

? c. 29%

6.? What percentage of HR professionals say they?ve suffered verbal abuse (yelling, screaming, cursing) from an employee or manager?

? a. 14%?????

? b. 33%?????

? c. 52%

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Sources: 1. U.S. Supreme Court; 2. Accountemps survey; 3. U.S. Department of Labor; 4. Society for Human Resource Management survey; 5. Pew Internet survey; 6. HR in the Crossfire survey, Sullivan University.

Answers:? 1.? b????? 2.? a????? 3.? c????? 4.? a????? 5.? b????? 6.? b

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