MindTap: Worksheet 21.1: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Title VII applies to employers with at least how many employees?

15

In addition to Title VII, victims of racial discrimination may also have a cause of action under

42 U.S.C. sec 1981

Match the term with the correct definition.

Disparate-treatment discrimination: Intentional discrimination against a class of employees or potential employees based on a trait that is protected under federal law. Disparate-impact discrimination: Discrimination against a class of employees or potential employees that may be unintentional but is the result of a practice or procedure that negatively affects the ability of one group of people to be hired, retained, or promoted.

The _____ is the federal agency that monitors compliance with Title VII.

EEOC

The most important federal statute prohibiting employment discrimination against members of a protected class is:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Constructive discharge occurs when the employer causes the employee's working conditions to be so intolerable that a reasonable person in the employee's position would feel compelled to quit.

True

In a retaliation claim, an individual asserts harm was suffered as a result of making a Title VII complaint or testifying or participating in an investigation or proceeding.

True

To succeed in a suit for gender discrimination, a plaintiff must demonstrate that gender was a _____ factor in the employment decision.

determining

In order to show the _____ case of discrimination under Title VII, the plaintiff must show membership in a _____ class, application and _____ for the job in question, _____ by the employer and an inference of discrimination, such as the hiring of a person not in the same protected class or continuation of the search.

prima facie; protected; qualification; rejection

Employers are not allowed to discriminate based on certain protected traits. Employees or potential employees who share those traits are part of a _____ class.

protected

For an employer to be held liable for a supervisor's sexual harassment of a subordinate, the supervisor normally must take a(n) _____ employment action against the employee. This is defined as a(n) _____ change in employment status. The Ellerth/Faragher defense allows an employer to decrease or eliminate liability if the employer took _____ care to prevent and correct the behavior and if the plaintiff _____ failed to take advantage of any employer-provided opportunities to avoid the harm.

tangible; substantial; reasonable; unreasonably