Exam 3: The Legal Context of Employment Decisions

According to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986,employers must verify the identity and work authorization of every new employee.

To establish a prima facie case of age discrimination with respect to termination,an individual must show all of the following EXCEPT:

The legal standard for circumstantial evidence includes:

Sexual harassment generally comes in two forms; hostile work environment and:

Once the courts accept prima facie evidence,the burden of producing evidence shifts back and forth from the plant if (the complaining party)to defendant (the employer).

The EEOC:

Describe the steps needed in order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination.

Contractors and subcontractors with more than $50,000 in government business and with 50 or more employees must prepare and implement written affirmative action plans.

Write a short note on race-norming.

_____ prohibits practices having an adverse impact on protected groups,unless they are job related.

According to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978,an employer is always required to give pregnant employees special treatment.

Every organization in the United States with 100 or more employees must file an annual EEO-1 report detailing the number of employees by job category.

Under Title VII,discrimination is never permissible,even when a factor such as gender is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment.

The EEOC guidelines on age discrimination emphasize that in order to defend an adverse employment action against employees age 40 and over,an employer must be able to demonstrate a _____ for doing so.

_____ exists when sexual harassment is a condition of employment.

What does the Thirteenth Amendment prohibit?

If someone decides to bring suit under Title VII,the first step is to establish a prima facie case of discrimination.

Employers are always potentially liable for a supervisor's sexual misconduct toward an employee,even if they knew nothing about that supervisor's conduct.

Discrimination against whites and in favor of members of protected groups is termed:

In correcting any inequity under the Equal Pay Act,what must employers do?