Exam 3: Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management

Legally, an affirmative action program is required when

Felton Corp. has two government contracts of $15,000 each. According to Executive Order 11246, Felton Corp. is required to develop an affirmative action plan.

The employment of individuals in a fair and nonbiased manner is called

Marcus is a member of a protected group and was turned down for a position at Felton Corp. He has alleged that Felton has unintentionally discriminated against him based on this group membership. Marcus is pursuing an adverse impact claim.

Proof of a direct relationship between selection instruments and performance must be established through validation studies by an independent firm.

A disabled person must have an obvious physical impairment or deformity to be considered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

U.S. government-owned corporations are exempted from the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

No adverse impact exists if members of a protected class represent a significantly smaller percentage of the organization's workforce than the percentage found in the population of the surrounding community.

Fulton Foods employs workers from a labor market composed of 31 percent black workers, 11 percent Hispanic workers, and 2 percent Asian workers. The racial composition of the workers at Fulton Foods is 56 percent white, 30 percent black, 12 percent Hispanic, and 2 percent Asian. Based on these figures, the protected class at Fulton Foods is

Bona fide occupational qualifications can

What is a bona fide occupational qualification? Are they a good idea? Do we need more?

Disparate treatment cases involve

The managers at ValuTech need to determine whether or not the racial makeup of its staff accurately reflects the surrounding labor market. The best way to collect this information is to

Sarah is responsible for making sure that her employer's workforce is at parity with the relevant labor market. She accomplishes this by performing a workforce utilization analysis.

In her role as a manager at Encor Enterprises, Susie carries out certain discriminatory policies that are in place at the company. Susie cannot be sued for discrimination because she merely acts as an agent of her employer.

ValuTech offers a comprehensive training and mentoring program to its employees who are members of a protected class in order to provide them with more opportunities for advancement. ValuTech is engaging in

Twelve associates at Felton Corp. took a test administered by the firm to be promoted to senior associate. Eight men passed the test, but one man and three women failed it. Because no women passed the test, Felton Corp. did not promote any of the applicants and devised a new selection tool. The eight men who passed could bring a lawsuit against Felton Corp. based on the Ricci ruling.

An employer's workforce is said to be at parity with the relevant labor market when

Employers are legally required to treat pregnancy the same way they treat any other medical disability.

Adverse impact means that