Approximately 14 percent of the questions on the HRCI California specific exam are selected from the “Leaves of Absence and Benefits” body of knowledge. The responsibilities and knowledge areas are listed below.

Note: HRCI publishes descriptions of functional area responsibilities but does not provide a list of specific knowledge areas/topics for the exam. The knowledge topics below are only suggested topics to study based on the HRCI exam outline and HRCI’s description of the functional area responsibilities.

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Responsibility

  1. Develop and implement policies and procedures to comply with state laws and regulations regarding benefits.
  2. Ensure compliance with state laws and regulations regarding benefits.
  3. Develop and implement policies and procedures to comply with state laws and regulations regarding leaves of absence.
  4. Ensure compliance with state laws and regulations regarding leaves of absence, including coordination of multiple laws and regulations.
  5. Develop and implement documentation and records retention policies and procedures required under state law governing benefits and leaves of absence.

Knowledge

  1. Legal requirements for employer-sponsored benefit plans (for example: same-sex spouses and domestic partner benefits and premiums, Cal-COBRA)
  2. California State Disability Insurance (SDI)
  3. Paid Family Leave (PFL)
  4. Kin care requirements
  5. Integration of SDI, PFL and kin care requirements
  6. Pregnancy disability leave (PDL)
  7. California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
  8. Coordination of leave protections, including PDL, Parental Leave, CFRA, and federal leave protections (Family and Medical Leave Act)
  9. Other protected time off as required by the California Labor Code (for example: school leave, Victims’ Leave and AccommodationVictims’ Leave and Accommodation, domestic violence and sexual assault victims' leave, organ and bone marrow donor leave, and military leave)
  10. Time off for voting
  11. Legal requirements for postings and notices
  12. Documentation and record retention requirements