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PHR Professional in Human Resources Review: Employment law and compliance

Review employment law and compliance for this PHR Professional in Human Resources question with the key prompt clue, correct-answer reasoning, distractor checks, and sources to verify next.

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What this question is testing

Objective: Employment law and compliance

Prompt focus: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on which of the following protected characteristics?

Why the correct answer works

Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin

Correct. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Why the tempting wrong answer fails

Salary history and credit score are not the protected characteristics named in Title VII.

Plain-language takeaway

Use the rationale to connect the prompt clue, the correct choice, and the tested objective before retaking a similar item.

Simple analogy

Think of employment law and compliance like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.

How to review it before a retake

  • Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
  • Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
  • Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.

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