Exam 3: Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management

Quid pro quo sexual harassment occurs when unwelcome sexual conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with job performance or creating an intimidating,hostile,or offensive working environment.

According to the Uniform Guidelines,a rule of thumb that identifies selection practices that favor a disproportionate number of nonprotected class members is the:

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)considers an employer guilty of sexual harassment if the employer knew about harassment activity but failed to take any corrective action.

Explain the different forms of sexual harassment as recognized by the EEOC.

Dirty jokes,vulgar slang,nude pictures,swearing,and personal ridicule and insult constitute quid pro quo sexual harassment.

In which Supreme Court decision involving an invalidated employment test for firemen did the Court state: "once the process has been established and employers have made clear their selection criteria,they may not then invalidate the test results,thus upsetting an employee's legitimate expectation not to be judged on the basis of race."?

The legislative act that bars discrimination in all HR activities,including hiring,training,promotion,pay,employee benefits,and other conditions of employment is known as the:

In 2011,about _____ of sexual harassment complaints filed with the EEOC were filed by men.

In 2011,the EEOC and state fair employment practice agencies processed ______ sexual harassment complaints nationwide.

When an employment selection instrument is related to job success,the instrument is said to have:

Employers are legally required to treat pregnancy the same way they treat any other medical disability.

In which of the following decisions did the Supreme Court state that affirmative action programs are not illegal per se as long as rigid quota systems were not specified for different protected classes?

Fair employment practice laws:

Which of the following employers are covered under the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires employers to verify the legal rights of applicants to work in the U.S.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act created the:

Proof of a direct relationship between selection instruments and performance must be established through validation studies by an independent firm.

Which of the following are the two forms of sexual harassment recognized by the EEOC?

An employee alleging discrimination can sue both the manager (or supervisor)of a company and the company itself because:

Employers that pay men and women a different salary are violating the Equal Pay Act only if the pay difference is a result of: