Exam 3: Legal Environment of Human Resource Management Equal Employment Opportunity

The OFCCP issued Revised Order No.4,which suggests the format and parts of an Affirmative Action Plan.What do they suggest as the first step in that plan?

Which of the following is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

If a plaintiff proves that a disparate impact exists,an organization may then defend its employment by showing validation or _______________.

The Equal Pay Act (EPA)was passed by Congress to eliminate wage differences between whites and minorities.

The Supreme Court ruled in the Oncale v.Sundowner Offshore Services case _____________.

Employers can be liable for hostile work environment harassment caused by a _____________.

What are two of the economic reasons that companies give for not hiring older workers?

Why did the Supreme Court find that the University of Michigan Law School could continue its consideration of race in the admissions while the University's undergraduate program was not?

To prove a quid pro quo case,the plaintiff must prove that the employer knew,or should have known,about the harassment.

Research indicates that more than 50 percent of the accommodations that employers provide for disabled employees cost virtually nothing.

If a group of men pass around a Playboy magazine that a female employee notices and she files a sexual harassment complaint,her complaint would be considered acceptable.

All of the following are examples of protected opposition except:

Protected ________ activities include "filing a charge,testifying,assisting,or participating in any manner in an investigation,proceeding,or hearing."

Generally,an employer may fulfill its duty to prevent or remedy hostile work environment harassment by doing which of the following?

"EEO" is short for ____________.

If an organization can prove that only men can carry out a job's duties,it precludes a woman from suing on the grounds of discrimination.

Title VII,as amended by the 1991 Civil Rights Act,states that a disparate impact claim is established if three conditions are met.The first condition is that the complaining party demonstrates that a respondent uses a particular employment practice that causes a disparate impact on the basis of race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.What are the other two conditions?

Do you believe that Muslims working in the United States need legal protection against retaliation? Why?

A qualified individual with a disability is an individual with a disability who,________ reasonable accommodation,can perform the essential functions of a job.

______________ the exchange of sexual favors for job benefits.