Exam 34: Employment Discrimination

Chris sues Delta, Inc., for employment discrimina?tion under a state law. When compared to federal law, state law may apply to firms with

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 defines disabled persons as persons impaired mentally or physically "in any way."

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit job discrimination on the basis of experience.

Job requirements that relate to job performance cannot violate employment discrimination laws.

To establish a prima facie case of discrimina?tion under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a plaintiff must show that dis?criminatory in?tent motivated an employer's decision.

Under current law, an employer cannot adopt an affirmative action plan.

Kyla is a salesperson for Liberty Financial Corporation. Micky is also a Liberty salesperson. Neil is Kyla and Micky's supervisor. Owen is a Liberty customer. Liberty may be li?able for sexual harassment to Kyla by

Dick is easily embarrassed, Elin is easily sunburned, and both work for First City Bank. Considered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, disabled job appli?cants are not entitled to "reasonable accommodation."

Terminating an employee who uses drugs violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Personnel Staffing Corporation meets all of the requirements to be subject to the federal employment discrimination laws. Among these, the most important statute prohibiting discrimination against members of protected classes is

An employer who discovers an employee's misconduct after discharging the employee may have a good defense to an employment discrimination suit.

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?

Machine Corporation requires its employees to have a high school diploma, claiming a definite connection between a high school edu?ca?tion and job performance. In a suit against Machine Corporation under Title VII, this requirement is shown to have a discriminatory effect. The employer has

Sara is a repairperson for Telecommunications Company (TC). The job requires driving to remote areas to make repairs under any conditions. Sara has had the job longer than other employees. Sara applies for a promotion to a supervisory position that requires constant communica?tion with others in the field. TC rejects the application on the ground that Sara is hearing impaired. TC acknowledges that Sara is otherwise quali?fied, but asserts that it "needs someone who does not have a hear?ing dis?ability." Sara files a suit against TC under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. What is the issue in this problem, and what are the relevant considerations on which its resolution depends?

Title VII does not cover employees' online activities.

Gail is an employee of Home Appliances, Inc., but is un?able to perform her job because of her pregnancy. Gail is

Research Statistics Corporation uses a merit system to pay its employees according to their job performance. Suki, a female, and Troy, a male, are Research employees with comparable jobs. Due to superior performance, Suki is paid more than Troy. This is

Race can be a bona fide occupational qualification.

An employer's discrimination against job applicants or employees on certain bases may violate both federal and state laws.