Exam 3: Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management

The law that requires federal contractors to take affirmative action in hiring disabled individuals is:

The Equal Pay Act makes it illegal to discriminate against people in terms of the pay,employee benefits,and pension they earn based on their gender when they do equal work

A religious organization is permitted to discriminate on the basis of religion.

In the following decision,the Supreme Court did not endorse all voluntary affirmative action programs,but gave an important push to programs voluntarily implemented and designed to correct past racial imbalances:

The employment of individuals in a fair and nonbiased manner is called

The Four-Fifths Rule applies when the number of employees from a protected class is less than four-fifths of the number of employees hired from the class with the highest selection rate.

The EEO-1 report is the EEOC's basic document for determining an employer's workforce composition.

Individuals with AIDS or HIV are "disabled" within the meaning of the:

In states that have fair employment practice laws,discrimination charges are deferred to the state agency for resolution before action is taken by the EEOC.

Seniority systems can be used to legally justify paying men more than women.

The work of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission consists of formulating EEO policy and approving litigation involved in maintaining equal employment opportunity.

Title VII requires retention of all employment records for at least six months or until resolution of any HR action,whichever occurs later.

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires pregnancy leave dates to be based on the individual employee's ability to work.

If a pay disparity between the sexes exists,employers cannot legally lower the wages of one gender to comply with the law.

U.S.government-owned corporations are exempted from the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

When pursuing an adverse impact claim,an individual is alleging that the employer's selection practices have unintentionally discriminated against a protected group.

An employer interviews 100 qualified applicants,60 White and 40 Black.If 30 whites are hired,what is the least number of Blacks that should be hired to avoid charges of adverse impact?

Why is it important for managers to pay close attention to fair employment practices?

According to the EEOC,what are the basic steps in developing and effective affirmative action program?

In which case during the 1970s did the Supreme Court rule that applicants must be evaluated on an individual basis and race can be one factor used in the evaluation process as long as other competitive factors are considered.