Exam 30: Employment Discrimination

Alice works for a large advertising agency where she is hoping to be promoted to a management position.Alice's mother and two sisters all died of breast cancer at a young age.Alice's employer knows this,and will not put Alice in a management position because he fears that she will also develop cancer.This decision is allowed because it is in the best interest of the company.

Retaliation means that an employer has done something that would deter a reasonable worker from complaining about discrimination.

Which of the following can never be a bona fide occupational qualification?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects persons

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to employers with any number of employees,making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding immigration under Title VII?

An employer would be expected to make reasonable accommodations for a disabled worker,such as

What accommodations might an employer be expected to make for a disabled employee? What standard is used to determine whether an employer would be expected to make these accommodations?

Regarding Title VII,the Supreme Court ruled that an employer may only discriminate against a woman if the position she is seeking has been historically occupied by a male more than 75 percent of the time.

Laura intends to file a Title VII lawsuit against her employer.Which of the following is true?

Which statute prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by the federal government,federal contractors,and all entities that receive federal funds?

There are four types of illegal activity under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Which choice lists these four?

Quid pro quo sexual harassment cases involve coworkers making offensive jokes or rude comments or displaying pornographic materials,but not sexual offers or requests.

Brian is a police officer.He just turned 54 years old and is worried that he will be forced to retire next year when he turns 55.The Age Discrimination in Employment Act will protect him if his employer tries to force him to retire early.

Which Supreme Court case had the most influence on the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Discuss the two categories of sexual harassment.

Mark was refused employment at a Christian bookstore because he was not a "born-again Christian." If Mark brings a Title VII action against the bookstore,the bookstore's best defense would be

Generally speaking,an employer does not have to give workers a day off on their religious Sabbath if doing so would cause an undue hardship for the employer.

An employer may be liable for an employee's sexual harassment if

Sullivan Consumer Products Co.asks its employees to apply four tests in determining whether their behavior violates Title VII with respect to sexual harassment.Which of the following is one of the four tests?