Exam 3: Equal Employment Opportunity

Which of the following best exemplifies quid pro quo type of sexual harassment?

Describe affirmative action program (AAP). What is its primary objective?

The _____ requires that employers treat maternity leave the same as other personal or medical leaves.

Define bona fide occupational qualification.

Which of the following is an illegal criterion for rejecting job applicants?

The Rehabilitation Act passed in 1973 applied only to _____.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act states that it is illegal for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or discharge any individual because of such individual's national origin.

Disparate treatment occurs when either different standards are used to judge individuals or the same standard is used but it is not related to the individuals' jobs.

The _____ prohibits the use of preemployment medical exams, except for drug tests, until a job has been conditionally offered.

Under which of the following circumstances is a difference in pay between men and women permitted by the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

Which of the following is typically a practice of reasonable accommodation by employers toward disabled employees?

The use of employee referral programs can contribute toward discrimination at a workplace.

Equal employment opportunity is a broad-reaching concept that essentially requires employers to make:

The _____ passed in 1973 required that federal contractors take affirmative action to employ disabled workers.

Executive Orders 11246, 11375, and 11478 require federal contractors to take affirmative action to compensate for historical discrimination against women, minorities, and handicapped individuals.

Which of the following is true of glass ceiling?

Describe the important elements of affirmative defense.

Which of the following is true of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

Discuss the types of sexual harassment at the workplace.

Congress passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) in 2009 to limit the use of genetic information by health insurance plans and to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of this information.