Exam 20: Discrimination in Employment

A school's police/security force requires that all officers be over six feet tall and weigh over 200 pounds. This requirement creates a:

A cleaning crew works in an office building. Mike is a member of the crew. He wears a prosthetic leg which enables him to walk very well, but climbing steps is painful and difficult. Although he can perform his essential functions without problems, he cannot perform the marginal function of sweeping the steps located throughout the building. The marginal functions of a second crew member include cleaning the small kitchen in the employee's lounge, which is something that Mike can perform. Mike requests his employers to allow him to clean the kitchen rather than sweeping the steps. His employer refuses the request. Is the employer legally right in doing so?

What are the remedies available to plaintiffs under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

What kind of alterations would an employer expect to make to accommodate a disabled employee?

Affirmative action:

The affirmative act of hiring for a discriminatory reason is illegal.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) applies to individuals who purchase individual health insurance.

The 1991 Civil Rights Act amendments prohibit the setting of quotas in employment.

To win a Title VII case, what must a plaintiff prove?

An airline has an opening for a pilot for its fleet of jumbo jets. It stipulates that the candidates applying for the job must be at least five feet ten inches tall. The airline states that the aircraft can be safely and efficiently operated only by persons who can easily reach all of the controls in the cockpit. Passenger safety is the prime concern of the airline, and pilots must be a certain height to operate the aircraft. In this case, height is a valid requirement, and using it does not violate the employment discrimination laws. This is an example of:

Since the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, employers with health or disability plans must:

Mike and Kathy are both tenured associate professors in a school's English Department. Kathy is constantly asking Mike out on dates, which he always refuses. He has asked her to stop asking him to go anywhere. Furthermore, Kathy is always making provocative comments to him, telling dirty jokes, and asking him about his preferences in women which embarrasses him and has caused him to lose sleep. If Mike sues the school for permitting Kathy's behavior:

Remedies for a violation of the ADEA may include:

Making offensive remarks about looks, telling lewd jokes, or engaging in suggestive touching are all examples of:

A restaurant refuses to serve Joe because of the color of his skin. When Joe complains about the issue, the manager of the restaurant tells Joe that the restaurant is only meant for whites and hence non-whites are not served in the restaurant. Will the manager escape liability under the provision in Title VII which allows discrimination under certain conditions?

What do the final regulations published by EEOC, while implementing Title II of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), intend to do?

Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866:

Interpreting Congressional intent, which of the following is never a BFOQ?

Eastern Airlines allowed younger pilots who had become disabled to transfer automatically to the position of flight engineer, but did not allow pilots and co-pilots past the age of 60 to do the same. Which law does Eastern Airlines violate?

Stella is an automobile engineer and she works in one of the plants of an automobile giant. The women in the plant are routinely fondled, verbally abused, and subjected to obscene jokes, behavior, and graffiti. Stella is denied promotion when she refuses to grant sexual favors. She makes a complaint against such behavior. The company defends itself by saying that the behavior of the male workers is normal and that Stella is simply overreacting. Does Stella have any legal recourse in such a situation?