aPHR Practice Test 13

Ridgeline Fabrication

Ridgeline Fabrication makes steel components and employs 140 full-time employees at two plants in the United States. The employees are not represented by a union. On October 15, 2026, leadership decided to permanently close the smaller Eastside plant on January 29, 2027. All 62 Eastside employees will lose their jobs when the plant closes, and none will be transferred.

Ridgeline sponsors a self-insured group health plan, and most Eastside employees are enrolled in it. HR manager Tanisha Brooks is preparing a separation checklist. She wants to confirm the company's notice obligations, the health coverage that separated employees can continue, and how long to keep records such as Form I-9. One long-tenured Eastside employee, machinist Carl Jensen, was hired on June 3, 2019.