Exam 16: Employment Discrimination

Under the Equal Pay Act, differences in wages between men and women are allowed if they are due to a seniority system or to a system based on productivity.

If, at a trial for employment discrimination, the employer offers a job-relevant rationale for the decision that was made that the plaintiff is claiming is in fact discrimination, the plaintiff must show that the employer's rationale is what is called a:

In Keith v. County of Oakland, where the County refused to hire Keith as a swimming lifeguard because he is deaf, and he sued for disability discrimination, the appeals court held that:

The most important antidiscrimination employment law is:

Discrimination on the basis of sexual preference or sexual identity:

Disparate impact discrimination cases are ____ than disparate treatment cases.

Under Title VII, the definition of sex is only gender-male or female-not sexual orientation.

In Harris v. Forklift Systems, a woman claimed that the behavior of her boss was illegal sexual harassment. The Supreme Court applied which standard to the case?

Companies that use professionally developed ability tests to screen job applicants are required to supply statistical validation of the tests.

John and Lisa are candidates for promotions. John is 34, Lisa is 56. John is given the promotion. Management decided that since Lisa has said she plans to retire in four years, promoting her would make little sense. In this case, the company:

A work environment that includes degrading sexual behavior can produce a hostile environment that gives a women employee the right to quit and hold the employer liable.

In Keith v. County of Oakland, where the County refused to hire Keith as a swimming lifeguard because he is deaf, and he sued for disability discrimination, the appeals court held that the County failed to consider the evidence that he was capable of performing the job despite his disability.

Because of common health problems among older people, an employer may require older employees to have annual physical exams as a condition of employment.

A Title VII claim of color discrimination could include a suit by a dark-skinned black person for job bias by a lighter-skinned black person.

Individual states:

Which of the following is an example of age discrimination:

Which of the following is NOT an issue in a disparate impact discrimination case:

In EEOC v. Dial Corp., where an employer used a test of strength to screen job applicants for ability to do the job, the appeals court held that the test was not a valid way to select employees and served to discriminate against women.

A valid defense to an age discrimination charge would be that the employer observes the terms of a real seniority system.

In Lewis v. Heartland Inns of America, L.L.C., where Lewis sued for violation of her Title VII rights, contending that she was fired for not conforming to sex stereotypes and in retaliation for opposing discriminatory practices, the appeals court applied: