Exam 16: Employment Discrimination

The group that brings the most discrimination claims based on national origin is:

Sexual harassment may include promises of career advancement in return for sexual favors.

Lucy is the only woman in the police department. Some co-workers make insulting comments about her looks; they display pornographic materials in the offices; and harass her while she is working. After putting up with this for a year, Lucy quit in disgust. She may sue under Title VII based on:

If an investigation of a discrimination charge is not settled by the EEOC working with the employer and complaining employee, to carry the case further, the:

National origin discrimination could be based on ethnic slurs against an employee.

In a few situations, such as those involving personal privacy, an employer may discriminate on the basis of sex as a bona fide occupational qualification.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not apply to which of the following:

Which of the following is NOT defined as a "major life activity" by the Department of Health and Human Services:

Employers are legally obliged to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities.

In Burlington Industries v. Ellerth and in Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders the Supreme Court noted that in a case where discrimination in the workplace is claimed, and the employee quits and claims constructive discharge for hostile environment:

If a plaintiff proves a prima facie case of employment discrimination, they have won their suit as there is no defense for prima facie discrimination.

In Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, a case concerning male-on-male sexual harassment, the Supreme Court held that:

According to the Supreme Court, in Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, an employer is much less likely to be liable for sexual harassment by a supervisor if the employer had an effective program in place to handle discrimination complaints by employees.

Reasonable accommodations that employers must provide under the ADA is defined as:

If an employer will not provide medical benefits that cover pregnancy, it will be a violation of Title VII.

If an investigation of a discrimination charge is not settled by the EEOC working with the employer and complaining employee, to carry the case further, the:

For Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to apply, an employer must have:

Which of the following is a condition not considered a disability under the ADA:

Unions and employers with fifteen or more members or employees are subject to Title VII.

A labor union had once been whites only but is now integrated. Its membership rules used to state that to obtain employment through the union you had to be related to or recommended by a union member. Such a rule would now be: