Exam 19: Equal Opportunity in Employment

If a person believes that he or she has been discriminated against in the workplace, he or she cannot immediately file a lawsuit against the employer.

U.S. citizens employed by U.S. companies located in foreign countries are not covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

If the EEOC chooses not to bring suit, it issues a(n)________ to the complainant.

If an employer refuses to promote all persons of the Asian race, the company has engaged in disparate-impact discrimination.

An employee who believes that he or she is being sexually harassed has a duty to report the harassment to the ________.

A member of a minority race applies for a promotion to a position advertised as available at his company. The minority applicant, who is qualified for the position, is rejected by the company which hires a nonminority applicant for the position. The minority applicant can sue under ________.

Why is proving a bona fide occupational qualification essential?

Gloria's employer deducted 20 percent of her pay in the month of January due to personal problems he had with her. Under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, what period of time does Gloria have to file an employment discrimination claim?

The ________ is a federal statute that prohibits age discrimination practices against employees who are 40 years and older.

Discriminating against a possible job applicant because of his or her family history of heart ailments is forbidden under ________.

The ________ is a federal statute that prohibits age discrimination regarding employee benefits.

The ADAAA is a federal statute that makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against job applicants and employees based on genetic information.

Title I of the ADA requires employers to make ________ to assist employees with disabilities that do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

A plaintiff can file a claim against an employer within 180 days of the most recent paycheck violation.

Which of the following is considered a major physiological impairment by the ADAAA?

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Middle East belongs to the Caucasian racial group.

Federal antidiscrimination laws prohibit employers from engaging in retaliation against an employee for filing a charge of discrimination.

If a light-skinned member of a race refuses to hire a dark-skinned member of the same race, it constitutes racial discrimination.

If an employer refuses to promote a qualified female to a management position because of her gender, this would be in violation of Title VII.

Explain the scope and provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.