10 Jan Federal courts

Discrimination adds the social problem of __________.

Question 1 options:

high taxes

poverty

civic disorder

all of the choices are correct

Question 2 International Union, UAW v. Johnson Controls concerned the company’s probation of women from certain jobs due to the potential danger to fertile female employees. The courts found this probation __________.

Question 2 options:

was a BOQ

was a business necessity

was not a BFOQ

was a BFOQ

Question 3 If a plaintiff proves that a disparate impact exists, an organization may then defend its employment by showing validation or __________.

Question 3 options:

modified HRM procedures

hiring records

business necessity

process improvement plans

Question 4 Which of the following is not an example of protected opposition?

Question 4 options:

Threatening to file a formal complaint alleging discrimination

Threatening the physical well-being of a manager or coworker

Complaining to others about alleged discrimination against oneself or others

Refusing to obey an order because of a reasonable belief that it is discriminatory

Question 5 Which of the following is not an example of unwelcome conduct that may create a hostile work environment?

Question 5 options:

Touching of a sexual nature

Being passed over for a promotion

Making sexually oriented jokes

Displaying sexually oriented calendars

Question 6 Why are employers always liable for quid pro quo sexual harassment?

Question 6 options:

Because both employees are covered by the company insurance policy

Because it takes place on company premises

Because a supervisor’s acts are viewed as acts of the employer

Because an employee must quit to avoid the harassment

Question 7 __________ cannot work from sunset Friday through sundown Saturday.

Question 7 options:

World Wide Church of Adventists

All of the above

Orthodox Jews

Greek Orthodox

Question 8 Organizations supporting an English-only rule claim they are needed for all of the following reasons except __________.

Question 8 options:

it promotes effective communication and supervision

it ensures safe working conditions

it promotes harmony among employees

it discourages discrimination

Question 9 __________ allows plaintiffs to seek compensatory and punitive damages when an organization engages in intentional discrimination with malice or reckless indifference.

Question 9 options:

Title IX

Title VII

The Civil Rights Act of 1991

The Equal Pay Act

Question 10 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 covers the actions of private employers with __________ or more employees.

Question 10 options:

5

100

20

50

Question 11 The Equal Pay Act allows pay differences due to __________.

Question 11 options:

a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production

seniority

merit

all of the above

Question 12 Which of the following is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Question 12 options:

Anxiety disorders

All of the choices are correct

Hearing impairments

Major depression

Question 13 Research indicates that __________ percent of ADA accommodations may cost employers virtually nothing.

Question 13 options:

less than 25

less than 50

more than 75

more than 50

Question 14 The __________ enforces Title VII, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 14 options:

Federal courts

OSHC

OFCCP

EEOC

Question 15 To prove that intentional discrimination occurred, the person filing the suit (the plaintiff) must first establish a prima facie case, proving four elements. What are these four elements?

Question 16 Title VII, as amended by the 1991 Civil Rights Act, states that a disparate impact claim is established if three conditions are met. The first condition is that the complaining party demonstrates that a respondent uses a particular employment practice that causes a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. What are the other two conditions?