Exam 3: The Legal Context of Employment Decisions

Employers are not required to make reasonable accommodations for disabled job applicants if the cost of doing so is too expensive.

Briefly define sexual harassment and discuss the steps an employer should take to protect itself against lawsuits in this area.

According to the ADA Amendments Act of 2008,what should employers focus on?

In the employment context,_____ can be viewed broadly as the giving of an unfair advantage/disadvantage to the members of a particular group in comparison with the members of other groups.

Which of the following is NOT a major sub-theory of discrimination within the disparate treatment theory?

What are the two broad forms of discrimination?

Unequal (disparate)treatment is based on an intention to discriminate.

The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection of the law for:

Equal Employment Opportunity implies at least two things: evaluation of candidates for jobs in terms of characteristics that really do make a difference between success and failure,and what else?

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 grants all citizens the right to make and enforce contracts for employment.

Title VII was passed to guarantee that people would be considered for jobs on the basis of their:

Under FMLA,employers must maintain health insurance benefits and give the workers their previous jobs (or comparable positions)when their leaves are over.

The Thirteenth Amendment:

The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to all employers,no matter what their size.

The amendment to which Act broadened the definition of disability by expanding the term "major life activities"?

A(n)_____ is a scheme that allots to employees ever-improving employment rights and benefits as their relative lengths of pertinent employment increase.

Title VII is most relevant to the employment context because it _____ on the basis of race,color,religion,sex,or national origin in all aspects of employment.

List and describe the two forms of unfair discrimination in employment.

Training for supervisors and managers regarding ADA should include:

Under EEOC guidelines,discrimination complaints must be filed within _____ of the alleged violation.