Question 1

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits job discrimination on the basis of merit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Benny files a suit in a federal district court against the state of California, alleging employment discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The state asks the court to dismiss the suit. The court is most likely to rule that

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the state is immune from the suit. 
B)  ​the suit can proceed. 
C)  ​Benny is immune from any defense the state might offer. 
D)  ​the court is immune from the request. 
A)  ​the state is immune from the suit. 
B)  ​the suit can proceed. 
C)  ​Benny is immune from any defense the state might offer. 
D)  ​the court is immune from the request.

Question 3

Helene, a disabled person, applies for a job at Industrial Engineering Applications Inc. for which she is well qualified, but for which she is rejected. Industrial Engineering continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the position with a person who is not disabled. Helene is most likely to succeed in a suit against Industrial Engineering for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act if she can show that

Accepted Answer

A)  ​she was not hired solely because of her disability. 
B)  ​she can function well with corrective devices or on medication. 
C)  ​her disability causes her undue hardship. 
D)  ​she could not perform the job even with reasonable accommodation. 
A)  ​she was not hired solely because of her disability. 
B)  ​she can function well with corrective devices or on medication. 
C)  ​her disability causes her undue hardship. 
D)  ​she could not perform the job even with reasonable accommodation.

Question 4

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, most private firms are required to adopt affirmative action policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Inez files an employment discrimination suit against Jiffy Delivery Service, Inc., under the Civil Rights Act, based on Jiffy's discharge of Inez. Possible relief includes

Accepted Answer

A)  ​imprisonment. 
B)  ​reinstatement. 
C)  ​fines. 
D)  ​an order to shutdown the employer's business. 
A)  ​imprisonment. 
B)  ​reinstatement. 
C)  ​fines. 
D)  ​an order to shutdown the employer's business.

Question 6

Deep Sea Fishing Corporation meets all of the requirements to be subject to the federal employment discrimination laws. These laws restrict the ability of employers to discriminate against workers on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A) experience. 
B) gender. 
C) intelligence. 
D) skill. 
A) experience. 
B) gender. 
C) intelligence. 
D) skill.

Question 7

The Equal Pay Act and other federal laws prohibit employers from engaging in gender-based wage discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Melanie files an employment discrimination suit against Natural Resources Industries Corporation under the Civil Rights Act on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, Melanie must show that members of a protected class are adversely affected by any of the following except the employer's​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​practices. 
B)  ​procedures. 
C)  ​tests. 
D)  ​seniority system. 
A)  ​practices. 
B)  ​procedures. 
C)  ​tests. 
D)  ​seniority system.

Question 9

Lisa brings a successful suit against her employer Metal Mold & Die Corporation for employment discrimination. Lisa may be awarded​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​back pay, but not retroactive promotions. 
B)  ​retroactive promotions, but not back pay. 
C)  ​damages, but not back pay. 
D)  ​back pay, retroactive promotions, and damages. 
A)  ​back pay, but not retroactive promotions. 
B)  ​retroactive promotions, but not back pay. 
C)  ​damages, but not back pay. 
D)  ​back pay, retroactive promotions, and damages.

Question 10

The Americans with Disabilities Act covers persons with a wide range of disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Lingerie Closet, a women's clothing store, employs female attendants to assist customers in the dressing rooms. Mark, a forty-one-year-old male, applies for an attendant's job, but is not hired. In Mark's suit against Lingerie Closet for employment discrimination under Title VII, the store has

Accepted Answer

A)  ​no defense. 
B)  ​a bona fide occupational qualification defense. 
C)  ​a business necessity defense. 
D)  ​a seniority system defense. 
A)  ​no defense. 
B)  ​a bona fide occupational qualification defense. 
C)  ​a business necessity defense. 
D)  ​a seniority system defense.

Question 12

Ruta is a supervisor for Subs & Suds, a restaurant. Tim is a Subs employee. The owner announces that some employees will be discharged. Ruta tells Tim that for sexual favors she will give him an excellent performance review and recommend a raise. This is​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​harassment on the basis of sexual orientation. 
B)  ​hostile-environment harassment. 
C)  ​not harassment. 
D)  ​quid pro quo harassment. 
A)  ​harassment on the basis of sexual orientation. 
B)  ​hostile-environment harassment. 
C)  ​not harassment. 
D)  ​quid pro quo harassment.

Exam 25: Employment Discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits job discrimination on the basis of merit.

Benny files a suit in a federal district court against the state of California, alleging employment discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The state asks the court to dismiss the suit. The court is most likely to rule that

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, most private firms are required to adopt affirmative action policies.

Inez files an employment discrimination suit against Jiffy Delivery Service, Inc., under the Civil Rights Act, based on Jiffy's discharge of Inez. Possible relief includes

Deep Sea Fishing Corporation meets all of the requirements to be subject to the federal employment discrimination laws. These laws restrict the ability of employers to discriminate against workers on the basis of

The Equal Pay Act and other federal laws prohibit employers from engaging in gender-based wage discrimination.

Melanie files an employment discrimination suit against Natural Resources Industries Corporation under the Civil Rights Act on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, Melanie must show that members of a protected class are adversely affected by any of the following except the employer's​

Lisa brings a successful suit against her employer Metal Mold & Die Corporation for employment discrimination. Lisa may be awarded​

The Americans with Disabilities Act covers persons with a wide range of disabilities.

Lingerie Closet, a women's clothing store, employs female attendants to assist customers in the dressing rooms. Mark, a forty-one-year-old male, applies for an attendant's job, but is not hired. In Mark's suit against Lingerie Closet for employment discrimination under Title VII, the store has

Ruta is a supervisor for Subs & Suds, a restaurant. Tim is a Subs employee. The owner announces that some employees will be discharged. Ruta tells Tim that for sexual favors she will give him an excellent performance review and recommend a raise. This is​

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Melanie files an employment discrimination suit against Natural Resources Industries Corporation under the Civil Rights Act on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, Melanie must show that members of a protected class are adversely affected by any of the following except the employer's

Lisa brings a successful suit against her employer Metal Mold & Die Corporation for employment discrimination. Lisa may be awarded

Ruta is a supervisor for Subs & Suds, a restaurant. Tim is a Subs employee. The owner announces that some employees will be discharged. Ruta tells Tim that for sexual favors she will give him an excellent performance review and recommend a raise. This is