Exam 34: Employment Discrimination

Mold & Dye Corporation is a private employer in?volved in a Title VII employment discrimination suit. Punitive damages may be recovered against Mold & Dye only if the employer

Fact Pattern 34-2B Lita replaces Manny in his job at Neighborly Business Corporation . -Refer to Fact Pattern 34-2B. To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against CBC, Manny will have to show that

A small difference in job content can justify higher pay for one gender.

Eton sues Funds Investment Company for employment discrimina?tion under a state law. When compared to federal law, state law may provide

Refer to Fact Pattern 34-2A. To successfully defend against Beth's claim, COC will have to show that

Jake is a U.S. citizen working abroad for Kettle Corporation, which is a U.S. firm. Jake is protected by U.S. employment discrimination laws only if

Lee is seventy years old and Mira is gay. Based on this information, members of protected classes include

Lew, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Mit-E Construction Company, but fails Mit-E's employment test and is not hired. Lew believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is

Fact Pattern 34-2B Lita replaces Manny in his job at Neighborly Business Corporation . -Refer to Fact Pattern 34-2B. Manny believes that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age. For the Age Dis?crimination in Employment Act of 1967 to apply

To establish a prima facie case of discrimina?tion under Title VII, a plain?tiff must show that discriminatory intent motivated an em?ployer's decision.

An employer can be liable for an employee's sexual harassment of a member of the same gender.

Fact Pattern 34-1B Kit, manager of Long-Term Care Company's office in Metro City, de?cides to replace the office's male employees with females. Nia, an assis?tant manager transferred from a different Long-Term Care office, refuses to cooperate. Kit retali?ates against Nia, who quits. Within a year, the male employees also quit. -Refer to Fact Pattern 34-1B. Kit's conduct is most likely a violation of

Under the Equal Pay Act of 1963, all of the women on an employer's staff must be paid the same as all of the men.

An employer with fewer than fifteen employees is automatically shielded from federal employment discrimination laws.

Lloyd and Milly are employees of NuTech Corporation. They have the same job. Under the Equal Pay Act, NuTech can legitimately pay Lloyd more than Milly on the basis of

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a person with a physi?cal impairment that "substantially limits" everyday activities is disabled.

An employer is not liable for the sexual harassment of an employee by a co-worker who is not the employee's supervisor.

Hu believes that he is a victim of a form of employment discrimination that falls under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Compliance with this statute is monitored by

Disparate-impact discrimination occurs when an employer intention?ally discrim?inates against an employee who is a member of a protected class.

Fact Pattern 34-2A Beth, who has a disability, is an employee of Corporate Office Company . After the installation of new doors on COC's building, Beth finds it nearly im?possible to get in and out. For repeatedly failing to be on time, COC replaces Beth with Dian, who does not have a disability. -Refer to Fact Pattern 34-2A. To succeed with a claim against COC under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Beth will have to show that