Chapter 3 Assignment
Identify the major drawbacks of mandatory arbitration agreements.
+ Employees feel they have little choice about signing away their rights to go to court. + Arbitrators' decisions cannot be questioned in court unless they are fraudulent.
Identify the true statements about the state law interface in the filing process of Title VII claims. (Check all that apply.)
+ State and local procedures in handling Title VII claims are similar to those of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). + Local agencies serve as a type of screening process for serious cases.
In the wake of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, additional federal legislation provided protection from discrimination on the basis of which of the following aspects in the workplace?
+ Vietnam veteran status + Age + Genetic information
After a discrimination charge is filed by the employee and notice of the charge is given to the employer, the EEOC screens the charge to see whether it is one that is appropriate for mediation. If it is appropriate for mediation, the EEOC will offer that option to the parties. In this case, each side has __________ days to respond to the offer to mediate.
10
Generally, nonfederal government employees who experience employment discrimination must file their claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within _____ days of the discriminatory event.
180
What is the name of the state agency that handles EEOC claims under a work-sharing agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
706 Agency
Identify a true statement about mediation with reference to resolving Title VII claims.
A request for mediation is allowed at any stage of the administrative process.
If the EEOC finds there is no reasonable cause for an employee's discrimination complaint under Title VII, the employee is given a dismissal and notice of rights, often known which of the following?
A right-to-sue letter
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 covers all of the following except
Age
Which of the following is not a basis on which discrimination is prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Age
What was a consequence of passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Antidiscrimination laws were enacted all over the world.
Which of the following was not an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that was made in 1972 and 1978?
Any labor law that protected collective bargaining was dismissed.
Which of the following types of employees are covered by Title VII of the the Civil Rights Act?
Both public and private employees
Which of the following landmark cases, decided in 1954, outlawed segregation in schools?
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
How did the South maintain its cheap labor force of blacks prior to 1964?
By instituting peonage laws that allowed blacks without the means of making bail to be arrested for virtually anything
With reference to intents of Title VII, the attempt to reach an agreement on a claim through discussion without resorting to litigation is known as which of the following?
Conciliation
Which of the following is a prohibition under the post-Civil War statutes, or the Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts, codified as 42 U.S.C. sections 1981, 1983, and 1985?
Discrimination on the basis of race in making and enforcing contracts
Which of the following statements about mandatory arbitration agreements is correct?
Employers gain the advantage of having fewer cases in court because of these agreements.
Identify a term under the universal mediation agreements instituted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Employers give their consent to have their claims mediated by the EEOC.
Which of the following acts further strengthened Title VII?
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
True or false: A 706 agency is named after the number of employees who work in that agency.
False
Which of the following is not an area that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined to pursue in its 2013-2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan?
Focusing on addressing the issues that emerged in the past
Which of the following statements about the process of mediation with reference to resolving Title VII claims is correct?
If the parties reach an agreement, that agreement is as binding as any other settlement agreement.
Identify a correct statement about Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It aims to prevent unlawful employment practices.
Match the federal agencies that have responsibilities for workplace discrimination issues in the United States (in the left column) with their functions (in the right column). The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
It enforces Executive Order 11246.
Match the federal agencies that have responsibilities for workplace discrimination issues in the United States (in the left column) with their functions (in the right column). The U.S. Department of Justice
It handles cases involving most government agencies such as police and fire departments.
What is the function of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)?
It prohibits employment discrimination by those receiving government contracts.
Match the federal agencies that have responsibilities for workplace discrimination issues in the United States (in the left column) with their functions (in the right column). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
It provides guidelines to employers for dealing with employment discrimination laws.
_____ created a system of racial segregation that was practiced virtually everywhere in the United States after the Civil War.
Jim Crow laws
Which of the following entities should comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Joint labor and management committees making admission and other decisions
What change in the workplace resulted from the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
More women were provided with meaningful employment.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 gives permission to businesses to give preferential treatment to _____ if the businesses operate in or around the associated reservations.
Native Americans
Which of the following individuals is most likely protected under Title VII?
Paul, a person of Mexican descent, is told he will not be hired by a soap manufacturing company.
Which of the following is an example of how Black people were treated differently before the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Prohibition of black people marrying white people.
Which of the following individuals are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
Public and private employees
What was the truly motivating and driving force behind passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Race
Amy is rebuked by her employer for not submitting her assignments on time. Amy files a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against her employer on grounds of gender discrimination, but the EEOC does not find any cause for Amy to charge her employer with violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In this scenario, what is the next course of action Amy should take?
She should approach the court for judicial review.
Which of the following is the lead federal agency for handling issues of job discrimination?
The EEOC
Which of the following statements about claims filed with the EEOC is correct?
The EEOC must in some way handle every claim.
There are three main pre-Title VII laws collectively known as:
The Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts
Which of the following is a correct statement about Jim Crow laws?
The laws regulated the separation of Blacks and whites in every facet of life from birth to death.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit discrimination in making decisions regarding which of the following?
These are all prohibited (Training, Hiring, Benefits)
Which of the following was not a restriction that was imposed on Blacks before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed?
They were barred from eating food in public.
Donaldson's Dog Joy is a company that manufactures and sells dog biscuits. It is a private company. As of now, it has 13 employees. It does not have a proper human resource policy in place. Although it hires women employees, it terminates them within a short time period without giving any strong reasons. The women employees have thought suing for discrimination under Title VII, but management is confident any claim is unactionable under Title VII. Why?
Title VII applies to private employers employing 15 or more employees and therefore applies to their company.
Carlo, 35, has been serving as a Catholic priest for the past two years in Alabama. He recently applied for a job teaching religious classes at a Jewish synagogue, but the synagogue declined to hire him. Carlo filed a claim with the EEOC claiming discrimination under Title VII against the synagogue. The EEOC found no reasonable cause in Carlo's case. Which of the following is a grounds for the EEOC to do so?
Title VII permits religious institutions and associations to discriminate when performing their activities.
Which of the following statements about the prohibitions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is correct?
Title VII prohibits discrimination in hiring and firing on the basis of an employee or applicant's race or gender.
True or false: According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against any individual because of an individual's sex.
True Reason: This is true. According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
True or false: The political climate and the peoples in power in Washington at any given time can greatly impact the performance of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
True Reason: This is true. The political climate and the peoples in power in Washington at any given time can greatly impact the performance of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since such things determine agency funding and national priorities.
True or false: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to federal, state, and local governments.
True Reason: This is true. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to federal, state, and local governments. It also applies to all private employers employing 15 or more employees.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that _____.
an employer cannot discriminate against an employee based on his or her national origin or sex
Ellie files a Title VII claim against her employer with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She states that her promotion had been withheld for two years because of her gender. The EEOC investigates the matter and finds that the claim is valid. In this scenario, the EEOC will _____.
attempt to bring Ellie and her employer together with an EEO investigator to conciliate the matter
A person who brings an action alleging violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is called a(n) _____ or a claimant.
charging party
Catherine, a resident of California, has been working for a company for the past five years. Her superiors have always showered her with praise for her excellent work, but she has noticed that each time a performance appraisal is conducted, she is overlooked. This year, the appraisal results were announced on January 26. She was again overlooked. She approached the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on November 29, to file a discrimination complaint against her company. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is not in a position to accept her petition because she
did not file the complaint within 180 days of the event.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits:
discrimination in the receipt of federal funds on the basis of race.
A laid-off employee of a multinational company feels discriminated against by the employer. The employee is eligible to approach the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for redress if the _____.
employee is a female
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 concerns itself with creating the legal basis for non-discrimination in _____.
employment
The vision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is to _____.
establish a fair and inclusive workplace for securing a strong and prosperous nation
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to all but the following:
independent contractors
Justice Richards of a federal district court reviews a case that involves racial discrimination against Anna, a private employee. The matter was earlier investigated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), but it could not find any cause for taking action against Anna's employer. If he accords the EEOC decision a de novo review, it means that Justice Richards will _____.
look at the case from an entirely new perspective
An agreement signed by an employee as a condition of employment that requires workplace disputes to be arbitrated rather than litigated is called a _____.
mandatory arbitration agreement
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began a referral-back program as an approach to mediation in 2003 in recognition that _____.
many private sector employers already have mediation programs set up to handle workplace issues
It is specifically stated by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that the act does not apply to actions taken with respect to someone who is a(n) _____.
member of the Communist Party
A feature of a 706 agency is that it _____.
processes claims for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and carries on its own state business
Gordon filed a claim with the EEOC. The EEOC found that there was no reasonable cause for the employee's discrimination complaint. At this point the EEOC will send Gordon a(n) __________
right-to-sue letter.
A 706 agency is named for the....
section of the law that permits the agency to be functional. On the basis of a work-sharing agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), these agencies receive and process claims of discrimination for the EEOC.
The case law in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act quickly became the most important arbiter of rights under the Civil Rights Act _____.
since employment in large measure defines the availability of other matters
Samantha, a firm's manager, is accused of racially discriminating Jamie. Jamie files a claim against her with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC investigates the matter and does not find any cause for Jamie to charge Samantha with violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In order to pursue the complaint, Jamie should Blank______.
take the case to the federal court for judicial review
Turner was constantly late for work and under performing in his sales quotas. His manager Larry is afraid to fire him because of Title VII. As an employee, Turner does not perform up to standards Larry should
terminate Turner as he would terminate any other employee.
In 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a determination that discrimination on the basis of being _____ is a type of gender discrimination.
transgender
Joanna, a government employee, illegally discriminates against Peter on the basis of race when performing her duties. In the context of the post-Civil War statutes, or the Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts, Joanna is acting ______ of state law.
under color
