Exam 35: Employment Discrimination

For an employer to successfully defend against a charge of a supervisor's sexual harassment, the plaintiff-employee must have taken a tangible employment action against the supervisor.

Sweet Air Company, a major supplier of air filters sold throughout the United States, employs one hundred workers at its principal manufacturing plant. The plant is located in Thunder Bay, which has a population that is 50 percent white and 25 percent African American, with the balance Hispanic American, Asian American, and others. Sweet Air requires a high school diploma as a condition of employment for its cleaning crew. Three-fourths of the white population completed high school, compared with only one-fourth of those in the minority groups. Sweet Air has an all-white cleaning crew. Has Sweet Air violated the Civil Rights Act? Explain.

Carly applies for a job at Data Applications LLC for which she is qualified, but for which she is rejected. The employer continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the position. To succeed in a suit against Data for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Carly must show that she

Ellen and Fred work on the loading dock for Grange Storage. Ellen, who has a disability, requests a transfer, which would represent an accommodation for her disability. But when an opening occurs, Grange transfers Fred on the basis of seniority. In Ellen's suit against Grange for discrimination, most likely

Resort Hotel Company replaces Sharon, a forty-five-year-old employee, with Terry. Sharon files a suit against the employer under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. To establish a prima facie case, she must show, among other things, that she is

Intentional discrimination by an employer against an employee is known as disparate-impact discrimination.

Mechanical Engineering, Inc., may be liable for the sexual harassment of an employee if it knew or should have known about the harassment, failed to take immediate action, and the harassment was committed by

Mary applies for a job with Northern States Oil Company. Northern States does not hire her because of her ethnicity, or national origin. This is​

Punitive damages are not available in cases of intentional discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Resource Corporation and the Service Employees International Union are sued by plaintiffs alleging job discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This law applies to employers and labor unions with at least

Connor and Demi are employees of EcoCrop Corporation. Under the Equal Pay Act, EcoCrop can legitimately pay different wages on the basis of

Mitigating measures must be considered when determining whether an individual has a disability protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act.