Exam 16: Employment Discrimination

Which of the following situations is most likely to have violated Title VII:

In Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders the Supreme Court noted that in a case where harassment in the workplace is "so intolerable as to cause a resignation":

Sexual harassment legally does not include:

Which of the following are examples of illegal discrimination under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

Which is not an officially recognized racial group under Title VII:

Disparate impact discrimination cases are ____ than disparate treatment cases.

If an employer refuses to consider hiring a non-citizen, it is a clear basis for a national origin discrimination suit.

An employee who works at a grocery store for many years as a checkout clerk becomes unable to operate the cash register because of pain in her fingers that has developed from pushing keys on the cash register for so long. Unqualified for any other job at the store, she is dismissed and sues for disability discrimination. Most likely she will:

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 he was not qualified because he could not hear downing people calling for help.

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:

It is illegal, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, to ask a potential employee which of the following questions:

Discriminating against an employee on the basis of genetic information that indicates the person may be more likely than average to have a heart problem is:

If an employee makes a prima facie case of employment discrimination, the employer must give a nondiscriminatory reason for the decision that was made.

According to the Supreme Court, in Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, an employer is not liable for hostile environment discrimination by a supervisor if the employee suffered no adverse job consequence.

Title VII allows what major defenses to employment discrimination charges?

In McDonnell-Douglas Corp. v. Green, the Supreme Court established a four-part test that a plaintiff must meet to establish:

The Supreme Court has upheld seniority systems even when they maintain the effects of past discrimination.

Title VII applies to regular private employers; which of the following does it not apply to?

If a plaintiff meets the discrimination test announced by the Court in McDonnell-Douglas, the plaintiff has a prima facie case of discrimination.

Quid pro quo sexual harassment refers to: