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SHRM-SCP Exam: U.S. Laws, Regulations, and SCP Situational Judgement Review, Exams of Human Resource Management

Comprehensive review of U.S. laws and regulations relevant to the SHRM-SCP exam, covering a wide range of topics. Includes a situational judgment review with questions and answers to help candidates understand the laws and navigate HR scenarios for a high pass rate.

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2024/2025

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SHRM-SCP Exam U.S. Laws and
Regulations and SCP Situational
Judgement Review Questions and Answers
100% Pass | Graded A+
David Mungai [Date] [Course title]
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SHRM-SCP Exam U.S. Laws and

Regulations and SCP Situational

Judgement Review Questions and Answers

100% Pass | Graded A+

David Mungai [Date] [Course title]

SHRM-SCP Exam U.S. Laws and

Regulations and SCP Situational Judgement

Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass |

Graded A+

Modified the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by prohibiting mergers and acquisitions that would lessen competition. Prohibited a single person from being a director of two or more competing corporations. Restricts the use of injunctions against labor and legalized peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts. - Answer>> The Clayton Act (1914) Limits to the amount of wages that can be garnished or withheld in any one week by an employer to satisfy creditors. Prohibits employers dismissal because of garnishment for any one indebtedness. - Answer>> The Consumer Credit Protection Act (1968) Precludes a federal contractor or subcontractor from inducing an employee to give up any part of his or her wages to the employer for the benefit of having a job. - Answer>> The Copeland "Anti- Kickback" Act (1934) Offers protection of "original works' for authors so others may not print, duplicate, distribute, or sell their work. - Answer>> The Copyright Act (1976) Requires contractors and subcontractors on certain federally funded or assisted construction projects over $2,000 in the US to pay wages and fringe benefits at least equal to those prevailing in the local area where the work is performed. Applies only to laborers and mechanics. Allows trainees and apprentices to be paid less than the predetermined rates under certain circumstances. - Answer>> The Davis-Bacon Act (1931)

is given - Answer>> The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (1986) Prohibits the use of lie detector tests for job applicants and employees of companies engaged in interstate commerce. Exceptions are made for certain conditions, including law enforcement and national security. Federal poster requirement. - Answer>> The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988) Doesn't require employers to establish pension plans but governs how those plans are managed once they are established. Establishes uniform minimum standards to ensure that employee benefit plans are established and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner; protects employees covered by a pension plan from losses in benefits due to job changes, plant closings, bankruptcies, or mismanagement; and protects plan beneficiaries. Covers most employers engaged in interstate commerce. Public-sector employees and many churches are not subject. - Answer>> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (1974) Applies to all employers. Amendment to the FLSA and is enforced by the EEOC. Prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex for equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, which are performed under similar working conditions. - Answer>> The Equal Pay Act (1963) Amended the Railway Labor Act to change union certification election processes in the railroad and airline industries and impose greater oversight of the regulatory activities of the National Mediation Board (NMB). Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) initially to evaluate the NMB's certification procedures and then audit the NMB's operations

every 2 years. - Answer>> The FAA Modernization and Reform Act (2012) The financial privacy of employees and job applicants was enhanced in 2003 with these amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, providing for certain requirements in third-party investigations of employee misconduct charges. Employers are released from obligations to disclose requirements and obtain employee consent if the investigation involves suspected misconduct, a violation of the law or regulations, or a violation of preexisting written employer policies. - Answer>> The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT) (2003) The first major legislation to regulate the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer information, including consumer credit information. Requires employers to notify any individual in writing if a credit report may be used in making an employment decision. Protects the privacy of background investigation information and provides methods for ensuring that information is accurate. Employers who take adverse action against a job applicant or current employee based on information contained in the prospective or current employee's consumer report will have additional disclosures to make to that individual. - Answer>> The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) (1970) A midsized manufacturing company finds itself in a mature stage of growth, with a mature, aging workforce. Turnover is low, and most replacement employees are hired with at least five years of experience. - Answer>> Costs for disability, life, and medical insurance have been going up. Daily absence rates are a little higher than in the past;