Exam 13: Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination

Which of the following is true regarding the European Union's discrimination protection?

Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act is:

Denial of promotion in retaliation for a person's refusal to respond to his or her supervisor's sexual advances is referred to as __________ harassment.

A claim for sexual harassment may be asserted by either male or female employees.

An impairment is a disability under the ADA only if it__________ an individual's ability to perform __________ as compared with most people in the general population.

A bona fide occupational qualification is an affirmative defense for which the employer has the burden of showing a reasonable basis for believing that persons in the category can be excluded from a particular job.

To recover on a claim of disparate treatment,a plaintiff claiming discrimination must prove that he or she is a member of a class of persons protected by Title VII and was denied a position or benefit that he or she sought,for which he or she was qualified,and that was available.

Bellamy,age 60,works at Big Company as an assistant manager and has been approached by his supervisor,Soma,on several occasions for a date.She makes lewd and inappropriate comments to him that are embarrassing.Bellamy complained to Tully,the president of Big Company,but no action was taken.In fact,Tully told Bellamy that he should feel lucky that Soma was interested in an old guy like him and proceeded to tell several jokes involving age and sexual performance.Again,Bellamy was humiliated and embarrassed.Bellamy complained to the Equal Employment Commission regarding what he believed was inappropriate conduct involving the requests for dates,and references to sex and age.Tully was told by the Commission representative that she needed to put a stop to inappropriate behavior.A few days later,Bellamy was told that he was being demoted.He was replaced by a 25-year-old female.What causes of action,if any,would Bellamy have?

The Family and Medical Leave Act provides for _____ to employees who are eligible,which occurs after working for an employer for _____.

Which of the following statements about an age-discrimination-in-employment case is true?

What is the major provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Section 1981)?

The federal statutes on race,gender,and employment discrimination apply both to employees and independent contractors.

The major provisions of the ADEA prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of:

In the Harris v.Forklift Systems,Inc.case,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that a showing of a serious effect on an employee's psychological well-being is necessary for a hostile work environment claim under Title VII.

Which of the following is true regarding Japan's discrimination protection?

Title VII prohibits discrimination based on:

Taina,a female manager at ABC Company,was surprised to learn that one of her male employees had accused her of sexual harassment.Taina denied all charges.After a long and expensive battle in court,the jury ruled in favor of ABC Company on all charges.A few days after the trial,Taina's supervisor fired her for no apparent reason.Taina obtained evidence in the form of interoffice memos that she was fired because of the charges brought against her.Taina thought that was unfair because she was completely vindicated by the jury.Are any remedies available to her under Title VII?

To prevail on a claim for retaliation under Title VII,a plaintiff does not need to prevail on his or her Title VII discrimination claim.

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that sexual harassment must be committed by a member of the opposite sex in order to be actionable.

Executive Order 11246 requires that federal contractors include an agreement _____ in every nonexempt government contract.