Chapter 3

Which of the following is NOT a protected class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

age

Adverse impact means that:

employment decisions reject a higher percentage of a protected class than a nonprotected class.

Basic steps in developing an effective affirmative action plan include all of the following except:

establish a quota system and timetable for hiring.

The Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from discrimination in pay based on:

gender

Which of the following is NOT a basis for age discrimination?

offering older employees early retirement

Employers that pay men and women a different salary are violating the Equal Pay Act only if the pay difference is a result of:

performing work of similar skill effort and responsibility under similar conditions.

Reverse discrimination occurs when:

protected classes are favored to the extent that unprotected individuals believe they are suffering discrimination.

Which of the following are the two forms of sexual harassment recognized by the EEOC:

quid pro quo and hostile environment.

An employee alleging discrimination can sue both the manager (or supervisor) of a company and the company itself because:

the manager or supervisor perform their job as agents of the company

According to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, it is not illegal to:

deny to all employees sick-leave benefits including those for pregnancy-related illnesses.