Exam 36: Equal Opportunity in Employment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits any form of gender discrimination where sexual favors are requested in order to obtain a job or be promoted.This is called esse quam videri discrimination.

To bring an action under Title VII,a private complainant must first file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within one year of the alleged discrimination.

Under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009,an EEOC "right to sue" letter gives the state attorney general of the state where the discriminatory pay decision occurred the right to bring suit against the employer on the complainant's behalf.

One of the requirements for a factory assembly job at "Slap-it-Together" is that the worker be at least six feet tall.Susie applies for the job,but is not hired.Which is true?

Because the Americans with Disabilities Act was not passed until 1990,the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is not involved in the Act's enforcement.

The only two types of employment discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are hiring and firing.

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that:

Many disparate treatment discrimination cases are brought as class-action lawsuits.