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The americans with disabilities act applies to employers with

15 or more employees

Title VII applies to employers with:

15 or more workers

Disparate treatment (under title vii) refers to

Intentional discrimination and illegally motivated employment decision

A sexually hostile work environment is

a form of sexual discrimination

intersectional discrimination refers to the claim that

a person suffered discrimination because of race and religion

The equal pay act allows differences in wages between men and women employees if the differences are due to

a system that measures earnings by quantity produced, merit system or seniority system

which of the following situations is most likely to have violated Title VII

a woman is not hired at an auto parts store because women know nothing about auto parts

Under Executive order 11246, large government contractors must

adopt affirmative action programs

Forcing retirement because of age is an example of

age discrimination

choosing to promote a younger worker rather than an older worker, because the older worker may be retiring in several years in an example of

age discrimination

sexual harassment does not appear to include

asking a co-worker to go on a date

The pay that an employee would have earned from the date the discrimination began or the difference between the pay received and what should have been received is know as:

back pay

sex, religion and national origin but not race can be a:

bona fide occupation qualification

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not apply to which of the following

business relationships

Ernie the Employer allows John to work overtime every week, but refuses to let Sally work overtime at all. Sally can most likely:

complain of sex discrimination

if a person quits their employment because of sexual or racial harassment, it is called

constructive charges

In relation to the term "sex discrimination"

courts have played a major role in defining the term

an affirmative action programs is an effort by:

employers to remedy discriminatory employment practices that produces unbalanced workforces

The agency given the power to file suits against employers and unions believed to be violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is the:

equal employment opportunity commission

Recently, voluntary affirmative action programs:

have become more common than court-ordered affirmative action programs

treating maternity leave differently than other leaves for temporary disabilities is

illegal because it is a form of pregnancy discrimination

Besides regular private employers, Title VII applies to which of the following?

labor unions and employment agencies and government agencies

Individual states:

may have civil rights acts that apply to employers exempt from Title VII

employment practices that discriminate against some employees must ___ to be legal

meet the business necessity test

an employer may legally provide differential treatment to its employees based on

merit, seniority and business necessity

disparate impact discrimination cases are ___ than disparate treatment cases

more complex/less common

Title VII restricts discrimination based on

national origin

Equal employment opportunity law does not apply to

non US citizens working for US companies in other countries

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act holds it illegal to discriminate in employment

persons aged 40 and over

personal characteristics are bona fide occupational qualification in some cases. In which case would it NOT be?

picking nurses on the basis of race in hospitals that have mostly black or white patients

Which is not a protected class under title vii

political affiliation

Reverse discrimination is

preferential treatment of a protected class

The equal pay act

prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of sex

where there is a promise of a reward, such as promotion or pay rise, for providing sexual favors being demanded is called

quid pro quo

The most common basis for a discrimination complaint is

race

Which of the following characteristics cannot be a bona fide occupation qualification:

race

under the equal pay act, pay differentials on the basis of sex are eliminated by

raising the wages received by women

The __ provides protection for disabled persons seeking employment with, or who are currently employed by, employers that receive federal funds

rehabilitation act of 1973

which of the following is a condition not considered a disability under the ADA:

sexual behavior disorders

which is not protected class under TItle VII

sexual orientation

Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment based on sex. This does not include:

sexual preferences or sexual identity or marital status

Under TitleVII, color refers to

shade of persons skin

To reduce the likelihood of discrimination cases, employers

should have clear effective policy

Which of the following is NOT defined as a "major life activity" by the department of health and human services

swimming

as a rule, when testing of job applicants employers should do which of the following to be within the bounds of law

test for ability to perform a certain job

Under Title VII, national origin refers to:

the country where a person is born or the country from which his or her ancestors came

If a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of employer discrimination, what happens?

the defendant must offer non-discriminatory reasons for the actions involved

The equal pay act of 1963 was:

the first federal employment discrimination statute

the age discrimination in employment act holds it illegal to discriminate in employment against

women or minorities under 21

If an employer is sued for age discrimination, which of the following defenses are not open to that employer?

younger workers are cheaper to employ than older workers