Exam 2: Equal Opportunity and the Law

Which of the following appoints the members of the EEOC?

Title VII forbids the testing or screening of job applicants because testing systematically discriminates against certain protected classes.

Which of the following involves comparing the percentage of the minority/protected group and white workers in an organization with the percentage of the corresponding group in the labor market?

Which Supreme Court case was used to define unfair discrimination in conjunction with EEO laws?

Which Amendment to the U.S.Constitution states that "no person shall be deprived of life,liberty,or property,without due process of the law"?

According to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act,employees must file pay discrimination claims within 60 days after the alleged incident occurred or a claim cannot be filed.

Employers primarily use bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)as a defense against charges of discrimination based on ________.

How many members serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.

Employers frequently use a bona fide occupation qualification as a defense against charges of intentional discrimination based on gender rather than factors such as age or religion.

Managers serve a significant role in establishing the environment of a work place.How can managers discourage sexual harassment? How can managers encourage inclusion in a diverse workforce?

What were the three crucial guidelines affecting equal employment legislation that Chief Justice Burger identified in his written opinion on Griggs v.Duke Power Company?

According to GINA,health insurers and employers are prohibited from discriminating based on people's genetic information.

The ________ requires certain federal contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons.

Primarily due to an increased awareness of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination issues,equal opportunity-related lawsuits against employers are very rare.

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act bars discrimination on the part of most employers,including all public or private employers of 15 or more persons.

The EEOC receives and investigates job discrimination complaints from aggrieved individuals.

When companies utilize ________,they take steps to eliminate the present effects of past discrimination.

All of the following are ways that an employee or job applicant can show adverse impact EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following does NOT participate in the issuance of uniform guidelines?