Exam 36: Equal Opportunity in Employment

Because e-mail is usually read privately at one's desk,employers cannot inspect the contents of employee e-mail messages as a way to try to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

What was the result in International Union,United Automobile,Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America,UAW v.Johnson Controls,Inc.,decided by the United States Supreme Court,involving a claim brought by female employees challenging their employer's policy that fertile women could not work at higher-paying jobs in the company involving exposure to lead because of a potential danger to developing fetuses?

Who is protected under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to labor unions with ten (10)or more members.

If the Equal Pay Act of 1963 is violated,the employer must increase the wages of the employee who was discriminated against in order to remedy the discrimination.

Because an employer is required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities,an employer is permitted to ask personal disability-related questions to an applicant during a job interview.

Not all affirmative action plans enacted by private employers are illegal.

Which of the following factors can be used as a legal bona fide occupational qualification?

A male driver for a company is paid $1 per hour less then a female driver.Which of the following is least likely to be a valid reason under the Equal Pay Act?

If a party has presented a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about alleged discrimination in violation of Title VII,and the Commission decides not to bring a suit on behalf the employee,the Commission will issue a(n):

If a person believes that he or she has been discriminated against,he or she must first file a complaint with the EEOC.

A plaintiff in a sexual harassment case will not prevail if the employer can prove that it exercised reasonable care in trying to prevent and promptly correct sexual harassment behavior,and that the plaintiff unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or corrective procedures made available to the plaintiff.

The Equal Pay Act provides protection against discrimination based on sex.

Bob,after a long and distinguished career at a nuclear weapons plant in the plutonium storage department,is hired by a local company to work in its warehouse.Bob's skin has turned bright green from his years around the plutonium,but he is otherwise healthy and is not radioactive in any way.All scientific and health experts have determined that his condition is permanent but harmless.After working in the warehouse,Bob does not receive a promotion,and Bob believes it is because of his green skin.Which of the following,if it is the true reason that Bob was not promoted,would give Bob the best chance of prevailing if Bob sues his employer?

A job applicant in Nashville,Tennessee is told by a particularly despicable human resources manager that the company already has too many gay workers and too many Yankees.Even though the applicant is well-qualified,he is not hired because he is gay and from New York.He could:

Which of the following is least likely to succeed as a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

In determining whether an accommodation is "reasonable" under the Americans with Disabilities Act,an employer's size and financial resources are irrelevant.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has the power to do the following except:

Kate is HIV positive,but shows no obvious symptoms of her disease.In spite of her disease,Kate is still physically strong,and able to perform all of her job functions.Under the Americans with Disabilities Act,Kate is nevertheless considered disabled because she is regarded as having an impairment.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all employment agencies.