Exam 19: Equal Opportunity in Employment

A complainant may file his or her employment discrimination claim with the ________ instead of the EEOC.

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

Native American tribes and tax-exempt private clubs are expressly excluded from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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

Which of the following elements constitutes an affirmative defense by an employer whose employee has suffered sexual harassment at the workplace?

Denying employment to a woman because she is pregnant is a form of quid pro quo sex discrimination.

________ discrimination occurs when an employer adopts a work rule that is neutral on its face but is shown to cause an adverse impact on a protected class.

Which of the following is true of sex discrimination?

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

Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?

Jason Smith,a Hispanic scriptwriter from Brazil,worked for a television show on an American cable network.He was fired after the producer learned that Smith was a Scientologist by faith.The producer's official reason for this termination was that as Smith was based in Brazil,communication was a problem.This is an example of ________ discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Discrimination because of pregnancy,childbirth,or related medical conditions violates the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Discrimination based on protected classes,other than race or color,is permitted if it is shown to be a(n)________.

Distinguish between sex-plus discrimination and gender identity discrimination.

Sex-plus discrimination occurs when an employer does not discriminate against a class as a whole but treats a subset of the class differently.

A complainant cannot file his or her claim of discrimination with the Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA)instead of the EEOC.

________ discrimination occurs when an employer treats a specific individual less favorably than others because of that person's race,color,national origin,sex,or religion.

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.

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 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The ________,as amended by the Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010,is a federal statute that applies to all civilian and government employers in the United States and U.S.employers operating in foreign countries.