Business Law 3800 - Ch 24

Title VII charges must be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within _________ of the alleged discriminatory act.

180 Days

When the Equal Pay Act was passed in ________, the average wages of women were less than ______% of those of men.

1963; 60

In which year was the Occupational Safety and Health Act passed?

1970

The Family and Medical Leave Act does not cover ____________.

A friend's surgery

The _________ was enacted to prohibit employers from refusing to hire, discharging, or discriminating in terms and conditions of employment against employees or applicants age _________ or older.

Age Discrimination in Employment Act; 40

The _________ is the administrative agency that interprets and enforces the National Labor Relations Act.

National Labor Relations Board

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding discrimination base don sexual orientation?

No federal legislation currently prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation

The _________ expanded the definition of discrimination based on gender to include discrimination based on pregnancy.

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

The National Labor Relations Board's functions include all but which of the following?

Promote open shops and the right to work, especially in traditionally unionized states

The BFOQ defense cannot apply to which of the following forms of discrimination?

Race

In the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decides not to sue for an alleged employer violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, it notifies the plaintiff of his or her right to file an action and issues the plaintiff a ______________.

Right-to-sue letter

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding state laws and discrimination based on sexual orientation?

Some states currently prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The goal of the ___________ is to prevent employers from discriminating against employees and applicants with disabilities.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Which of the following statements regarding at-will employment is incorrect?

An at-will employee is entitled to due process prior to termination of employment.

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the amount of punitive damages in Title VII action?

An employer is not liable for punitive damages as long as it made good-faith efforts to comply with federal law.

Which of the following is a true statement about at-will employment?

An employer may not terminate an at-will employee for an illegal reason

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding at-will employment?

An employer may not terminate an at-will employee for an illegal reason.

Which of the following is a defense to a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?

Bona fide occupational qualification

The process whereby workers organize and bargain with employers regarding the workplace is known as __________.

Collective Bargaining

The Wagner Act of 1935 provides for _________.

Collective bargaining

Which of the following remedies is not available under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?

Corporate equity

Which of the following can constitute a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Discrimination based on religion Discrimination based on race

At a minimum, employer privacy policies should cover all but which of the following issues?

Employee rights to Fourth Amendment privacy protections

The federal agency for immigration worksite enforcement is ___________.

Immigration Customs and Enforcement

An employee who is not employed under a contract for a set duration or under a collective bargaining agreement is referred to as a(n) _______ employee.

at-will

The _________ Act was designed to curtail some of the powers unions had acquired under the Wagner Act.

Taft-Hartley

The merit defense to claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is usually raised when hiring or promotion decisions are partially based on _________.

Test Scores

During which decade was Title VII of the Civil Rights Act originally enacted?

The 1960s

During which decade was the Electronic Communications Privacy Act passed?

The 1980s

Major pieces of federal legislation regarding labor-management relations in the United States are governed by all except which of the following?

The Humphrey-Agnew Act

Which of the following is not a recognized requirement for a successful claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

The plaintiff's disability was of a physical, not mental, nature.

Disparate __________ under Title VII is a form of discrimination in which an employee is fired or denied a promotion based on membership in a protected class.

Treatment

Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding unemployment compensation?

Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), employers pay taxes to the federal government.

Disparate-impact cases are also referred to as ____________-discrimination cases

Unintentional

Under which of the following circumstances is an employer liable for the sexual harassment of an employee by a nonemployee?

When the employer knows that a customer has repeatedly harassed the employee yet the employer does nothing to remedy the situation

Which of the following is a distinct form of sexual harassment?

sexual harassment that involves the creation of a hostile work environment

What is the maximum fine for violation of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968?

$10,000

An employer who has repeatedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act may be subject to fines of up to ____________?

$100,000

Which of the following are true about the use of social media in firing decisions by employers? (Check all that apply.)

- Employer policies should not be so sweeping that they prohibit the kinds of activity protected by federal labor law - An employee's comments on social media are generally not protected if they were not made in relation to group activity among employees.

Which of the following statements are true about the hiring of foreign workers by employers? (Check all that apply.)

- Employers are required to confirm "work authorization," which means that every new employee, at the time of hire, must fill out Form I-9. - Employers who fail to comply with the laws regarding the hiring of foreign workers risk criminal and civil sanctions.

The first step in initiating a Title VII action is for the aggrieved party to file a charge with the state or federal _________ Commission.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The ________ defines sexual harassment as "unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature."

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The ____________ requires a minimum wage of a specified amount to be paid to all employees in covered industries.

Fair Labor Standards Act

The _______ Act primarily governs the internal operations of labor unions.

Landrum-Griffin

Which was the first major piece of federal legislation adopted explicitly to encourage the formation of labor unions and provide for collective bargaining between employers and unions as a means of obtaining the peaceful settlement of labor disputes?

The Wagner Act

Disparate-__________ cases arise when a plaintiff attempts to establish that although an employer's policy or practice appears to apply to everyone equally, its actual effect is that it disproportionately limits employment opportunities for a protected class.

impact