The HR I.Q. Test.

1. The U.S. Supreme Court will rule early next year whether federal antidiscrimination law also protects people on the basis of their:

   1. Weight

   2. Marital status

   3. Sexual orientation

2. When employees work on Christmas or New Year's Day, federal law says they are required to be paid:

   1. At time-and-a-half rate

   2. At double time

   3. At their regular rate of pay, unless the employer wants to pay more

3. Starting Jan. 1, the new overtime salary threshold for white-collar exempt employees is scheduled to rise to:

   1. $35,568

   2. $36,558

   3. $34,658

4. Six in 10 U.S. workers say they have witnessed or experienced discrimination in their workplace. What type of bias do they most report experiencing or witnessing?

   1. Age discrimination

   2. Race discrimination

   3. Sex discrimination

5. In a new survey on teamwork, U.S. workers say which age groups are the easiest to work with ... and the most challenging?

   1. Easiest: Boomers; Most challenging: Gen Xers

   2. Easiest: Gen Xers;

      Most challenging: Millennials

   3. Easiest: Millennials;

      Most challenging: Boomers

6. When surveyed about job satisfaction, U.S. workers say they are most satisfied with which aspect in their current jobs (at 74%)?

   1. Benefits

   2. Recognition

   3. Relations with co-workers

   Sources:

1. U.S. Supreme Court

2. U.S. Department of Labor

3. U.S. Department of Labor

4. Harris Poll

5. Reflektive survey

6. Gallup Poll

   ANSWERS: 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C