Exam 3: Understanding Equal Opportunity and the Legal Environment

Which of the following was established by the Oncale case?

When conducting a job interview,an interviewer:

Discrimination that occurs when the equal application of an employment standard has an unequal effect on one or more protected classes is referred to as ________.

Which of the following is NOT a principal EEOC regulation?

You need to know if an applicant can speak a foreign language,as a job-related skill.Which of the following is an acceptable way to ask for the information in an interview?

________ is an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement between the employer and an employee or applicant in an EEO case.

Additional Case 3.1 You have been hired as HR Director of a company with about 100 employees. As you begin to learn about the company, you discover that female managers are paid about 20% less than their male counterparts. When you ask why, the CEO explains that men have families to support and women are earning extra income. As you review personnel files, it becomes apparent that protected-class employees are promoted less often and have longer terms between promotions and raises than white employees. A test is used as part of the promotion process, and protected-class candidates always do about 25% worse on it than white candidates. Another test is used to screen job applicants. It screens out about 25% of white male applicants and about 50% of protected-class applicants. The firm has a hazardous products division. Traditionally, women are not hired or promoted into that division because the CEO is concerned that the toxic nature of the production process will adversely affect the female employees' reproductive processes. -Refer to Additional Case 3.1.As HR Director,you should most likely inform the CEO that the company policy prohibiting women from working in the hazardous waste products division is:

The first step in affirmative action planning is conducting a utilization analysis.

Additional Case 3.3 Tyra has been the head of HR at SPI for 20 years. During her time there, she has instituted an internal EEO complaint resolution process and a no-tolerance policy for sexual harassment. Many SPI employees are Asian immigrants, but there are half a dozen countries represented within the company. Such diversity benefits the firm because many of the firm's product manuals are translated into foreign languages. Due to an increase in product demand, SPI needs to hire many new employees. Tyra has received 70 applications for positions in the production department. She hires 60% of the white applicants and 25% of the African-Americans applicants. -Refer to Additional Case 3.3.Which of the following is an appropriate question for Tyra to ask an applicant?

Beau,an agent for the EEOC,has just received a complaint filed by Samar against Universal Pharmaceuticals Corp.What is Beau's first step in processing the complaint?

ADA claims are primarily filed for:

Title IX prohibits discrimination within educational institutions.

During a conversation about a promotion with his boss,George is told that if he will meet her at the Slumberland Motel and spend the night with her,he will get the promotion.This is most likely an example of:

A firm is required to abide by executive orders when it has:

A job requires rotating shift work.Which is an acceptable question for evaluating an applicant's ability to perform that shift work?

Many employers are accused of using non-job-related criteria in hiring decisions.The best management practice for an employer to use in refuting this type of allegation would most likely be:

Additional Case 3.2 You have recently been hired as the HR Director of a mid-sized architectural service company that designs buildings for both private firms and federal agencies. Your predecessor lost her job when she did not anticipate and handle an HR-based lawsuit to the CEO's satisfaction. The CEO believes that HRM should help the company avoid problems. As HR Director, you have three primary tasks: to anticipate future problems, advise management, and be an advocate for employees. Your boss doesn't see a conflict in these roles. The upper-management team consists of all males who are over the age of 50. Most of the upper-level managers have been with the company for at least 25 years. Middle managers, who are mostly in their 30s, are 40% female, and 3% minority. Hourly employees are 60% minority and 35% female. The communities from which the firm hires hourly employees is approximately 75% minority and consists primarily of Haitians and Hispanics. You discover many incomplete employee recruitment records that lack I-9 forms. You immediately begin to work on an affirmative action plan because of what you see happening in the company. -Refer to Additional Case 3.2.Which of the following would most likely check the firm for compliance with EEO regulations?

Reverse discrimination involves discrimination against:

A policy with which all federal agencies and organizations doing business with the federal government must comply is referred to as a(n)________.

An important tool for proving a prima facie case of adverse impact is the four-fifths rule.