Exam 29: Employment Discrimination

Giso applies for a job with Hobby Company. The employer does not hire him because of his ethnicity, or national origin. This is

Gil and Hera are employees of IT Solutions Inc. Under the Equal Pay Act, IT Solutions can legitimately pay different wages to male and female employees on the basis of

Laura is the only female employee in the maintenance department of Motor Service Inc. Her supervisor teases and plays tricks on her so relentlessly that she feels compelled to quit. This is most likely

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age against individuals up to forty years of age.

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, if an employer offers a legitimate reason for its action, an employee's case is held to be a pretext.

An employer can avoid liability under Title VII by showing that the employer's standards for hiring and promoting have a substantial, demonstrable relationship to realistic qualifications for the job at issue.

Vim applies for a job at Welding Inc. She passes a test to determine which applicants are eligible for hiring, but Welding discards the results, and Vim is rejected. To successfully defend against a claim for discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the employer must show that

When Title VII applies to an employer, any employee-including an undocumented worker-can bring an action for employment discrimination.

Jon, a paraplegic, applies for a broadcaster's job with a radio station. The manager says, "You meet all our requirements. But we need someone who can move around the studio without accommodation." Most likely, Jon could recover from the station under

Mena, a female, and Neil, a male, are employees of Operation Business Corporation. Mena regularly e-mails sexually explicit images to Neal via Operation's network. Neil finds this offensive. This is most likely

Bib replaces Chloe in her job at Data Sales Corporation. To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against Data, Chloe will have to show that

A state does not have the inherent power to ban affirmative action within that state.

Oren believes that Plumbing Contractor discriminated against him on the basis of race. He files a suit against Plumbing under the Civil Rights Act. To establish a prima facie case of employment discrimination, Oren must show that

Ivy is blind. Jerold has cancer. Kim has cerebral palsy. Considered to have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act is

Compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is monitored by

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities, even if doing so causes undue hardship.

Disparate-impact discrimination occurs when a protected class is adversely affected by the practice or procedure of an employer who intended that result.

Normally, an employer is liable for a supervisor's sexual harassment only if the supervisor took a tangible employment action against an employee.

Resort Company replaces Sharon, a forty-five-year-old employee, with Terry. Sharon files a suit against the employer under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. To establish a prima facie case, she must show, among other things, that she is

Beal, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Coffee Brew Corporation, but fails the company's employment test and is not hired. Beal believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is