Question 1

Elsa participates in an investigation into possible violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at Fabrication Foundry,Inc.,where she works.As a result,Elsa's employer demotes her.Elsa can file a

Accepted Answer

A) harassment complaint. 
B) retaliation claim. 
C) constructive discharge claim. 
D) disparate-impact discrimination claim.

Question 2

Fact Pattern 28-1B (Questions B14-B15 apply)
Kyla replaces Lomax in his job at Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Corporation (MVMC).
-Refer to Fact Pattern 28-1B.To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against MVMC,Lomax will have to show that

Accepted Answer

A) Kyla is not qualified for Lomax's job. 
B) Lomax is qualified for his job. 
C) MVMC's qualifications for Lomax's job are too high. 
D) no one could do Lomax's job as well as he could.

Question 3

Sexual harassment occurs when sexual favors are demanded in return for job opportunities,promotions,salary increases,or other benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Melanie files an employment discrimination suit against Natural Resources Industries Corporation under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on a disparate-impact theory.To succeed,Melanie must show that members of a protected class are adversely affected by any of the following except the employer's

Accepted Answer

A) practices. 
B) procedures. 
C) tests. 
D) seniority system.

Question 5

Neville,a member of a protected class,applies for a job with Origami Paper Products Corporation,but fails the company's employment test and is not hired.Neville believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect.If so,this is

Accepted Answer

A) reverse discrimination. 
B) disparate-impact discrimination. 
C) disparate-treatment discrimination. 
D) not discrimination.

Question 6

Iago believes that he is a victim of a form of employment discrimination that falls under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Compliance with this statute is monitored by

Accepted Answer

A) employees and job applicants,not an administrative agency. 
B) employers and businesses,not an administrative agency. 
C) the courts and Congress,not an administrative agency. 
D) the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.

Question 7

The distribution of promotions and other job benefits according to a seniority system is not normally a good defense to a suit for employment discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Equal Pay Act and other federal laws prohibit employers from engaging in gender-based wage discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Conrad and Delilah are employees of EcoCrop Feed & Seed Corporation.Under the Equal Pay Act,EcoCrop can legitimately pay different wages on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A) seniority. 
B) job descriptions. 
C) substantial equality of skill,effort,and responsibility. 
D) gender.

Question 10

Sweet Air Filtration Products Company,a major supplier of air filters sold throughout the United States,employs one hundred workers at its principal manufacturing plant.The plant is located in Thunder Bay,which has a population that is 50 percent white and 25 percent African American,with the balance Hispanic American,Asian American,and others.Sweet Air requires a high school diploma as a condition of employment for its cleaning crew.Three-fourths of the white population completed high school,compared with only one-fourth of those in the minority groups.Sweet Air has an all-white cleaning crew.Has Sweet Air violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Explain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sweet Air Filtration Products Company,a major supplier...

Question 11

If a job applicant or an employee with a disability,with reasonable accommodation,can perform essential job functions,the employer must make the accommodation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Helene,a disabled person,applies for a job at Industrial Engineering Applications,Inc.,for which she is well qualified,but for which she is rejected.Industrial Engineering continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the position with a person who is not disabled.Helene is most likely to succeed in a suit against Industrial Engineering for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act if she can show that

Accepted Answer

A) she was not hired solely because of her disabil?ity. 
B) she can function well with corrective devices or on medication. 
C) her disability causes her undue hardship. 
D) she could not perform the job even with reasonable accommodation.

Question 13

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits only intentional discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Most employers can treat their employees more or less favorably based on their religious beliefs or practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Intentional discrimination by an employer against an employee is known as disparate-treatment discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compensatory damages are not available in cases of intentional discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Lumber Mill Inc.is a private employer with more than twenty employees.Its employment practices do not indicate a past pattern of discrimination.It is located in Metro City,which has recently seen an increase in the number of its citizens who are members of protected classes.Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964,Lumber Mill is

Accepted Answer

A) required to promote diversity in its workplace,but not to implement an affirmative action policy. 
B) not required to implement an affirmative action policy. 
C) required to implement an affirmative action policy until the number of its minority employees is proportional to the number of minority individuals in Metro's labor pool. 
D) required to implement an affirmative action policy that considers race merely as a plus factor.

Question 18

Free-Flo Pipes & Plumbing Corporation is a private employer involved in an employment discrimination suit under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Punitive damages may be recovered against Free-Flo only if the employer

Accepted Answer

A) acted with malice or reckless indifference. 
B) can easily afford to pay the amount. 
C) has one hundred or more employees. 
D) consents.

Question 19

Satin,Silk & Swimwear,a women's clothing store,employs female attendants who assist customers in the dressing rooms.Toribio,a forty-one-year-old male,applies for an attendant's job,but is not hired.In Toribio's suit against Satin,Silk & Swimwear for employment discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964,the store has

Accepted Answer

A) no defense. 
B) a bona fide occupational qualification defense. 
C) a business necessity defense. 
D) an affirmative action defense.

Question 20

Lisa brings a successful lawsuit against her employer Metal Mold & Die Corporation for unlawful discrimination.Lisa may be awarded

Accepted Answer

A) back pay,but not retroactive promotions. 
B) retroactive promotions,but not back pay. 
C) damages,but not back pay. 
D) back pay,retroactive promotions,and damages.

Exam 28: Employment Discrimination and Diversity

Elsa participates in an investigation into possible violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at Fabrication Foundry,Inc.,where she works.As a result,Elsa's employer demotes her.Elsa can file a

Fact Pattern 28-1B (Questions B14-B15 apply) Kyla replaces Lomax in his job at Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Corporation (MVMC) . -Refer to Fact Pattern 28-1B.To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against MVMC,Lomax will have to show that

Sexual harassment occurs when sexual favors are demanded in return for job opportunities,promotions,salary increases,or other benefits.

Melanie files an employment discrimination suit against Natural Resources Industries Corporation under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on a disparate-impact theory.To succeed,Melanie must show that members of a protected class are adversely affected by any of the following except the employer's

Neville,a member of a protected class,applies for a job with Origami Paper Products Corporation,but fails the company's employment test and is not hired.Neville believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect.If so,this is

Iago believes that he is a victim of a form of employment discrimination that falls under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Compliance with this statute is monitored by

The distribution of promotions and other job benefits according to a seniority system is not normally a good defense to a suit for employment discrimination.

The Equal Pay Act and other federal laws prohibit employers from engaging in gender-based wage discrimination.

Conrad and Delilah are employees of EcoCrop Feed & Seed Corporation.Under the Equal Pay Act,EcoCrop can legitimately pay different wages on the basis of

If a job applicant or an employee with a disability,with reasonable accommodation,can perform essential job functions,the employer must make the accommodation.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits only intentional discrimination.

Most employers can treat their employees more or less favorably based on their religious beliefs or practices.

Intentional discrimination by an employer against an employee is known as disparate-treatment discrimination.

Compensatory damages are not available in cases of intentional discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Free-Flo Pipes & Plumbing Corporation is a private employer involved in an employment discrimination suit under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Punitive damages may be recovered against Free-Flo only if the employer

Lisa brings a successful lawsuit against her employer Metal Mold & Die Corporation for unlawful discrimination.Lisa may be awarded