HRCI SPHR Exam - Topic 5 Question 49 Discussion

Actual exam question for HRCI's SPHR exam

Question #: 49
Topic #: 5

John is a nonexempt employee in your company and he works Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5 PM. He will be flying from Chicago to Nashville on Sunday afternoon to represent your company in a trade show on Monday. The flight from Chicago leaves at 4PM and will arrive in Nashville at 6PM. How many hours of compensation is John eligible for because of the Sunday flight according to the Fair Labor Standards Act?

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Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations

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Francene

7 months ago

So, no compensation at all? That seems unfair!

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Chauncey

7 months ago

According to FLSA, he’s not eligible for pay on that flight.

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Alethea

7 months ago

Really? I thought travel time counted for something!

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Helene

7 months ago

Yeah, I think he gets zero hours for the flight.

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Nana

7 months ago

John is traveling on a Sunday, so he might not get paid for that time.

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Desmond

8 months ago

I think the answer is zero hours because the flight is considered personal time, but I could be wrong.

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Clorinda

8 months ago

I’m a bit unsure, but I feel like he should at least get compensated for the time spent flying, maybe 1 or 2 hours?

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Joana

8 months ago

I remember a practice question about travel time, and it mentioned that nonexempt employees usually don’t get paid for travel outside of regular hours.

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Rebecka

8 months ago

I think John might not get paid for the flight since it's on a Sunday and he’s not technically working then.

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Yuriko

8 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of the question. Is it asking for the API queue or the API endpoint? I'll need to re-read the question carefully and make sure I understand what it's asking for before selecting an answer.

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Celestina

8 months ago

Option D looks promising - adding a formula to the LoanAmount field could be a good way to trigger the color change. I'll need to review the formula options to see if that's the best approach.

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Nina

8 months ago

Ah, I remember learning about this in my ServiceNow training. I'm pretty confident the Vulnerability Response plugin is what we need to enable the Qualys, Tenable, and Rapid7 integrations.

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Franklyn

8 months ago

I'm pretty confident I know the answer to this one. The FASB conceptual framework defines reliability as including neutrality, so I'll go with option D.

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Barbra

1 year ago

I'm going with C) 2 hours. The flight is from 4 PM to 6 PM, so that's 2 hours of travel time that John should be compensated for.

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Ivory

11 months ago

I'm going with C) 2 hours. The flight is from 4 PM to 6 PM, so that's 2 hours of travel time that John should be compensated for.

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Walker

11 months ago

D) 3

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Elbert

12 months ago

C) 2

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Renay

12 months ago

B) 1

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Jerry

1 year ago

A) Zero

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Gwenn

1 year ago

Ha! John better pack his suitcase and his sleeping bag, because he's about to get paid for a whole day's work without leaving the airport! The FLSA has got his back.

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Solange

11 months ago

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Mariko

11 months ago

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Craig

12 months ago

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Terry

1 year ago

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Nan

1 year ago

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Lenna

1 year ago

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Felton

1 year ago

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Aleisha

1 year ago

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Tommy

1 year ago

I think the answer is B) 1 hour. Since the flight is on a Sunday and it's outside of John's regular work hours, he should be eligible for at least one hour of compensation.

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Larae

1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think the answer is C) 2.

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Albina

1 year ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not sure if the FLSA covers travel time for nonexempt employees on weekends. I might need to double-check the regulations.

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