PHR Study Guide 2026

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📋 PHR Exam Format at a Glance

100
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
70.00%
Passing Score

📚 PHR Topics to Study (57)

✍️ Sample PHR Questions & Answers

1. An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye must be reported to OSHA within what timeframe?
✓ 24 hours

Hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses must be reported within 24 hours.

2. Change management models like Lewin's emphasize which three stages?
✓ Unfreeze, change, refreeze

Lewin's model describes unfreezing the status quo, making the change, then refreezing the new state.

3. Exempt employees are _______________ the FLSA minimum wage and overtime pay requirements.
✓ Conditionally excluded from

Exempt employees are "conditionally excluded from" the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. This means they are not automatically excluded; rather, they must meet specific criteria related to their job duties (e.g., executive, administrative, professional) and typically be paid on a salary basis above a certain threshold. If these conditions are not met, they are considered non-exempt and are covered by FLSA provisions.

4. A 401(k) plan is an example of what type of retirement plan?
✓ Defined contribution plan

In a defined contribution plan, contributions are defined but the final benefit depends on investment performance.

5. Which type of stock plan gives employees the right to buy company shares at a fixed price after a vesting period?
✓ Stock options

Stock options grant the right to purchase shares at a set exercise price after vesting.

6. What is the primary purpose of a salary survey in total rewards?
✓ To benchmark external market competitiveness

Salary surveys help organizations benchmark their pay against the external labor market.

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PHR Study Guide 2026 — Exam Format, Topics & Practice Questions