Exam 3: Understanding Equal Opportunity and the Legal Environment

Collette has worked for Organix Creamery for 12 years.The company has internal procedures for reporting sexual harassment problems.Recently,Collette has been experiencing sexual harassment from a new supervisor.She immediately files a complaint with the EEOC.It is likely that Organix Creamery will:

A disabled individual has either experienced environmental disadvantages or has a physical impairment that limits one or more major life activities.

The legislation that laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act was the:

It is appropriate for an employer to ask,"Does your religion keep you from working on weekends?" if weekend shift work is a normal part of the job.

________ is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that applies to employment decisions and mandates that employment decisions not be based on race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.

It is permissible to make employment decisions entirely on the basis of race,age,and sex if such actions rectify past inequities.

The best way companies can avoid a number of EEO problems is by:

The OFCCP's jurisdiction over discrimination issues is:

The Supreme Court case,Albemarle Paper Company vs.Moody,ruled that:

The Immigration Act of 1990 served the purpose of:

Executive Order 11246:

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods Marriott uses to handle employee grievances?

Which of the following compensation possibilities is NOT permissible under the Equal Pay Act?

The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act:

Title VII prohibits disparate treatment and disparate impact.

Unlike the EEOC,the OFCCP:

A 50-year-old African-American employee has been "carried" by management for years.His substandard performance has been largely ignored because of personal concerns for his family and his supervisor's inability to confront poor performance.Now after seven years,the employee is fired as part of a layoff and files an age- and race-based discrimination suit.The primary way this problem could have been avoided would have been for the company and supervisor to have:

The EEOC investigates complaints,resolves complaints through conciliation,forces employers to pay compensation,and issues regulations and guidelines.

A characteristic that must be present in all employees for a particular job is called a(n)________.

Which of the following is an appropriate interview question?