Exam 16: Employment Discrimination

Choosing to promote a younger worker rather than an older worker, because the older worker may be retiring in several years is an example of:

The Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disability Act define a person with disability as one who:

The first federal law that specifically addressed equal employment issues was the:

The drive for civil rights in employment and other aspects of life became a national movement in the:

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

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act:

Title VII restricts discrimination based on:

Surveys show that people may prefer to deal with members of their own race. A company assigns white salespersons to white clients and Hispanic salespersons to Hispanic clients. This makes revenues to all the salespersons higher than if the sales-persons were assigned randomly. Assignments based on race are:

An employee suing an employer for ____ under Title VII must show that the employer intentionally discriminated against them

The most common claim of discrimination, which makes up about 36% of charges filed, is:

Carol's business requires that all employees dress professionally in business attire to give her company a professional appearance. Susan insists that she be allowed to wear ratty jeans because her religion requires it. Carol:

Where there is a promise of a reward, such as promotion or pay raise, for providing sexual favors being demanded is called:

The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) is the main federal agency responsible for enforcing Title VII.

A company with 30 employees has no personnel department. Several male employees pester several female employees, including making sexual gestures, comments, and, at times, grabbing them. Telling the men to stop does not change behavior. Several women quit and file a complaint against the employer for sexual harassment. It is likely that the women will:

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act holds it illegal to discriminate in employment against:

You would expect that an employer would not be liable for employment discrimination for having neutral work rules, such as educational requirements, that accidentally have adverse impact on certain groups.

A person who thinks they have been the victim of discrimination in employment must file a complaint within 100 days or lose the right.

Choosing to promote a younger person rather than an older person, because the older person is likely to retire in several years, may violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Workers who win an age discrimination suit may not collect punitive damages.

A trucking company has employees who load 100-pound sacks on trucks. Of those who apply for the jobs, one man in three can lift 100-pound sacks, but only one woman in fifty. As a result, all 40 employees are men. In sex discrimination suit, the most likely result will be that the company will: