BLAW 2200- Ch. 24
What is the maximum fine for violation of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968?
$10,000
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
Up until ______, there was no federal law that prohibited widespread workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity—the decision was left to the individual states.
2020
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, an eligible employee is one who has worked at least ______ hours per week for each of ______ months prior to a leave.
25; 12
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 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 a Title VII action?
An employer is not liable for punitive damages as long as it made good-faith efforts to comply with federal law.
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, employers must provide individuals in pension and health plans with all but which of the following?
An employer-sponsored insurance program covering potential plan losses.
Which of the following is not a valid defense to a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
At-will employment.
When using social media to hire candidates, which of the following statements is incorrect?
Background screening companies that use social media sites are not subject to the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act which require that applicants must give permission for pre-employment investigations.
Which of the following is a defense to a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
Bona fide occupational qualification.
The ______ ensures that employees who lose their jobs or have their hours reduced to a level at which they are no longer eligible to receive medical, dental, or optical benefits can pay to continue receiving benefits for themselves and their dependents under the employer's policy.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
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 race.
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.
The ______ is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in such plans.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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 ______ mandates that employees who work more than 40 hours in a week be paid no less than one and one-half times their regular wage for all hours beyond 40 worked in a given week.
Fair Labor Standards Act
The ______ requires a minimum wage of a specified amount to be paid to all employees in covered industries.
Fair Labor Standards Act
True or false: Employers can prohibit employees from using social media to initiate group action.
False
The federal agency responsible for immigration worksite enforcement is ______.
Immigration Customs and Enforcement
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, sexual harassment includes all but which of the following?
Making employment decisions related to an individual dependent on the individual's race.
The ______ requires every employer to "furnish to each of his employees .... employment ... free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm."
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Under the ______ Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of ______, employers cannot listen to the private telephone conversations of employees or disclose the contents of these conversations.
Omnibus; 1968
The ______ expanded the definition of discrimination based on gender to include discrimination based on pregnancy.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 it prohibits segregating employees in a manner that would affect their employment opportunities on the basis of all but which of the following?
State of birth.
During which decade was the Federal Unemployment Tax Act passed?
The 1930s
During which decade was the Age Discrimination in Employment Act enacted?
The 1960s
During which decade was Title VII of the Civil Rights Act amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
The 1970s
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 an accurate statement regarding the collective bargaining process?
The National Labor Relations Act requires both labor and management to bargain in good faith regarding the terms and conditions of employment.
Which of the following is not an accurate statement regarding the collective bargaining process?
The National Labor Relations Board can order labor and management to reach an agreement.
Which of the following statements are true about the current laws that deal with discrimination based on marriage? (Check all that apply.)
The Supreme Court has struck down section 2 of the Defense of Marriage Act, effectively ending the unequal treatment of the marriages of same-sex couples. Under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment, same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry.
Which of the following is not a federal discrimination law?
The Uniform Arbitration Act of 1955.
Under which of the following situations does an employer not have to offer Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act coverage to an employee who has lost his or her job?
The employee is fired for gross misconduct.
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.
______ ensure(s) that covered workers who are injured on the job can receive financial compensation.
Workers' compensation laws
The Family and Medical Leave Act does not cover ______.
a friend's surgery
Which of the following is not a recognized defense to liability under the Equal Pay Act?
a gender classification system
Workers' compensation laws use a(n) ______ procedure rather than a(n) ______ procedure.
administrative; court
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
On June 26, 2015, in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court of the United States found ______.
bans on marriage equality to be unconstitutional
The biggest concern about using social media in a hiring decision is ______.
discrimination
At-will employment means that an employee may quit ______.
for any reason or no reason at all
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
Disparate treatment is ______ discrimination.
intentional
If a key employee quits working for a company, the key employee ______.
owes a duty of loyalty to the company
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to make a ______ accommodation to the known disability of an otherwise qualified person unless the accommodation would pose a(n) ______ on the employer's business.
reasonable; undue hardship
Workers compensation is a part of ______ law.
state
Which of the following is not a federal discrimination law governing employers?
the Uniform Prudent Investor Act of 1992
Which of the following is an example of a major piece of federal legislation regarding labor-management relations in the United States?
the Wagner Act
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia established that ______.
the word "sex" in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes sexual orientation
The Civil Rights Act is divided into sections, called ______.
titles
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
Disparate-impact cases are also referred to as ______-discrimination cases.
unintentional
