Exam 16: Employment Discrimination

____ involve employment practices that appear to be neutral on their face but in fact have a disproportionately adverse impact on an employee or group of employees who are members of a protected class.

All companies with federal contracts of $2,500 or more have a duty to ensure the disabled an opportunity in the workplace by providing reasonable accommodations under the:

Which of the following would not be likely to be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, because it goes beyond the scope of the legislation?

Affirmative action is largely based on an executive order of the President.

The agency given the power to file suits against employers and unions believed to be violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is the:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects all of the following classes from employment discrimination except:

In Harris v. Forklift Systems, a woman sued her employer based on the conduct of her male boss. The Supreme Court described the hostile work environment standard as:

A male model claims that his income is lower than it would be because of the domination of women in the modeling industry. He is capable of modeling women's clothing and sues the modeling agency for sex discrimination for not hiring him. The court is likely to find that he:

In Lewis v. Heartland Inns of America the court held that there was "no clear evidence" of sex discrimination, so plaintiff could not prevail.

A plaintiff claims age discrimination. At trial there is a split in the testimony. The plaintiff and a couple other workers give evidence of discrimination. The defendant has employees who testify that there was no discrimination and that the plaintiff was incompetent. In such instances:

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was:

The Supreme Court has held that teasing and roughhousing, that has sexual content, will normally lead to liability on the part of an employer.

If a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of employer discrimination, what happens?

To avoid a charge of employment discrimination based on religion, an employer must make reasonable accommodations but need not spend more than a minimal amount to do so.

In Harris v. Forklift Systems, a woman sued her employer based on the conduct of her male boss. The Supreme Court held:

Most European nations have tougher anti-discrimination in employment laws than does the U.S.

Employers are not responsible for employees showing pornography at work that happens to offend women employees.

If an employer is sued for age discrimination, which of the following defenses are not open to that employer?

Requiring a pregnant woman to go on leave when she is able to do her job is:

An employer may legally provide differential treatment to its employees based on: