Exam 35: Employment Discrimination

United Company replaces Vera,a forty-five-year-old employee,with Wendy.Vera files a suit against United under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.To establish a prima facie case,Vera must show,among other things,that she is

When the harassment of co-workers creates a hostile working environ?ment,an employee may have a cause of action against the employer.

Employers can treat their employees more or less favorably based on their religious beliefs or practices.

A tangible employment action is a significant change in employment status or benefits.

Eton files a suit in a federal district court against Florida,alleging em?ployment discrimina?tion under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.The state asks the court to dismiss the suit.The court is most likely to rule that

Employers who do not accommodate the needs of persons with disabili?ties must demonstrate that the accommodations would cause undue hardship.

Mona files an employment discrimination suit against Nationwide Distribution Corporation (NDC)under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.If Mona shows that NDC acted with malice or reckless indifference,she may recover

Jason and Katrina work on the loading dock for Longhaul Transport Company.Jason has a disability.Katrina has seniority.Jason asks for a transfer,which would represent an accommodation for his disability.Longhaul gives the transfer to Katrina on the basis of her seniority.Jason files a suit against Longhaul for discrimination on the basis of his disability.The court is most likely to rule that

Fact Pattern 35-1A (Questions A5-A6 apply) Erasmus applies for a job at Drain-Pro Plumbing & Repair LLC for which he is well quali?fied.He passes a test to determine which applicants are eligible for hiring,but the employer discards the results,and Erasmus is rejected.Drain-Pro continues to seek applicants. -Refer to Fact Pattern 35-1A.Erasmus files a suit against Drain-Pro un?der the Civil Rights Act of 1964,claiming reverse discrimination.To support this claim,Erasmus must show that he is a member of

Disparate-impact discrimination occurs when a protected group of peo?ple is adversely affected by an employer's practices,even though they do not appear to be discriminatory.

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,the plaintiff needs to show only that the employer was motivated in part by unlawful discrimination.

Pikabo files an employment discrimination suit against Quantitative Analysis,Inc.,under the Civil Rights Act of 1964,based on its discharge of Pikabo.Possible relief includes

Conrad and Delilah are employees of AgriBio Feed & Seed Corporation.Under the Equal Pay Act of 1963,AgriBio can legitimately pay different wages on the basis of

With a couple of new ideas regarding software design,Carol and Ray start a partnership that,with business success,becomes Pacific Applications Company.The company grows to include a staff of twenty-one employees.Over time,Pacific develops a new computer operating sys?tem.The firm signs licensing contracts with several computer manu?fac?turers,but needs to double the number of its employees to fulfill those con?tracts.Is Pacific subject to federal antidiscrimination laws? If so,what should it consider in hiring new employees?

Federal law does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender in as?sessing an employee's education,training,or experience.

Olivia applies for a job with Petro Company.Petro does not hire Olivia because of her ethnicity,or national origin.This is

Fix-It Repair Shop does not take any action to prevent sexual harass?ment of its employees.Fix-It Repair may be liable for such harassment by

Dakota believes that Credit Services Corporation (CSC)has dis?crimi?nated against her on the basis of gender.She files a suit against CSC under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.To es?tablish a prima facie case of em?ployment discrimi?nation,Dakota must show that

Protection against discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not extend to situations in which individuals are harassed by mem?bers of the same gender.

Cora,a female,and Dom,a male,are employees of Equipment Leasing Corporation.Cora regularly e-mails sexually explicit images to Dom via Equipment Leasing's computer network.Dom finds this offensive.This is