Ch. 20 HW

Which of the following would qualify for the business necessity defense?

- A Baptist church refusing to hire a non-Baptist minister - A casting agent refusing to audition women for a male role - A casting agent refusing to audition men for a female role - A strip club catering to heterosexual men refusing to hire a male stripper

Disparate Impact Treatment

- An employer requiring job applicants to speak fluent Spanish - Refusing to hire people because of poor credit rating, when minorities are disproportionately affected - Using personnel tests that have no substantial relation to job qualifications to screen out individuals based on national origin. - The plaintiff demonstrating that the employer's practices or policies discriminated against a group protected by Title VII -

Which of the following statements about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are true?

- The EEOC is composed of five members. - The EEOC can have a maximum of three members belonging to the same political party. - Members of the EEOC serve a five-year term. - Members of the EEOC are appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Disparate Treatment Discrimination

- The bona fide occupational qualification defense applies to this type of discrimination. - The plaintiff must show the employer intentionally discriminated based on race, religion, gender, color, or national origin. - Failing to promote a woman to an overseas position because foreign clients were reluctant to do business with women.

Disparate Impact Discrimination

- a corporation firing bearded delivery drivers - the business necessity defense applies to this type of discrimination - A piano moving company seeking only body builder applicants who can life 300 pounds

disparate-treatment discrimination

- refusing to hire someone based on their religion because your customers do not approve of that religion - An employer permitting racial insults in the workplace - An employer allowing women to retire at age 50, but requiring men to wait until age 55 - An airline refusing to hire a female pilot because passengers feel safer with male pilots

Which of the following are protected classes under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?

- religion - race - national origin - gender

Which of the following would qualify as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)?

A Baptist church refusing to hire a Lutheran minister

Which of the following would not qualify for the business necessity defense?

A certain gender disproportionately performs poorly on a personnel test, but the questions are job-related and necessary for the job

Which statement best describes the difference between a disparate treatment and a disparate impact Title VII lawsuit?

A disparate treatment case involves an allegation of direct, intentional discrimination based on an individual's membership in a protected class. In contrast, a disparate impact case involves a policy or practice that is facially neutral, but has a disproportionate impact on individuals in a protected class.

Which of the following is not a protected class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?

Age

According to the United States Congress, which of the following can never qualify as a bona fide occupational qualification?

Race and color

Which of the following statements about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is false?

The EEOC was created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to ensure fair employment opportunities to applicants of any race, religion, color, or sex.

Which administrative agency has the primary responsibility for enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Some state and local antidiscrimination laws explicitly prohibit employment discrimination based on weight or height.

True

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifically allows employers to adopt bona fide seniority systems even when they may operate to discriminate against protected groups.

True

When minorities are underrepresented in a workforce, giving hiring priority to relatives of present employees is an example of a discriminatory practice with a disparate impact on race.

True

The members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are appointed by the _____.

United States president

In a(n) _____ case, the plaintiff must convince the court that the employer intentionally discriminated against the plaintiff.

disparate treatment

The provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to _____.

labor unions

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, color, or _____.

national origin

Maria files a charge of discrimination claiming that Eric does not give promotions to Hispanic employees based solely on their national origin. Eric then terminates Maria's employment. Eric's immediate act of termination is an example of _______.

retaliation

According to _______, employers with health or disability plans must cover pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions in the same manner as other conditions are covered.

the Pregnancy Discrimination Act

An employer can defeat a plaintiff's claim that the employer's practices or policies had a discriminatory effect on a group protected by Title VII by proving _____.

the business necessity defense