HR Management Chapter 3

Nikki believes she was discriminated against by Fulton Foods when they refused to hire her. What is her first step in processing a complaint?

File a charge form with the EEOC

Affirmative action programs are required by all employers.

false

HR managers need not be concerned about state fair employment practice laws since they are usually less stringent and less comprehensive than federal laws prohibiting discrimination.

false

State and local governments are exempted from the provisions of the Civil Rights Act and Equal Employment law.

false

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures require validated procedures for selecting and promoting employees but do not apply to dismissal, transfer, or demotion.

false

The bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) exception does not apply to discrimination based on national origin.

false

An employer interviews 100 qualified applicants, 60 whites and 40 blacks. If 30 whites are hired, a minimum of how many blacks should be hired to avoid charges of adverse impact?

16

Under the law, discrimination charges must be filed within __________ days of the alleged unlawful practice.

180

The legislative act that bars discrimination in all HR activities, including hiring, training, promotion, pay, employee benefits, and other conditions of employment is known as the

Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Glass Ceiling Act

Created the Glass Ceiling Commission

According to the EEOC, what are the basic steps in developing an effective affirmative action program?

Issue an EEO policy, publicize the policy, appoint an official, survey minorities and females, develop goals to improve utilization of protected classes, implement programs to achieve goals, establish an internal audit, develop supportive in-house and community programs

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

Making positive changes in the performance evaluations of older employees

Which law prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against disabled individuals in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance and requires federal contractors to develop affirmative action plans to hire and promote disabled people?

The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973

What should be included in a training program when trying to prevent discrimination claims?

The prohibitions covered in the EEO statues, Guidance on how to respond to discrimination complaints, suggestios for fixing inappropriate behavior

Tim's analysis revealed that as a class, Hispanic workers at his firm are underutilized. What does this mean?

Their workforce composition is below external figures.

In which of the following decisions did the Supreme Court not endorse all voluntary affirmative action programs, but it gave an important push to programs voluntarily implemented and designed to correct past racial imbalances?

United Steelworkers of America v. Weber

The managers at ValuTech need to determine whether or not the racial makeup of its staff accurately reflects the surrounding labor market. The best way to collect this information is to

do a workforce utilization analysis

Age discrimination does NOT exist when

older workers are let go or reassigned because they are unable to perform assigned duties.

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 tasks requiring same skills

The Americans with Disabilities Act does NOT

provide protection for adjustment disorders.

Title VII provisions for religion

require employers to make reasonable accommodations for religious observance or practice.

Elana filed a discrimination charge against her employer. While the case was still pending, she was transferred to a less desirable job. In this situation, the employer is engaging in

retaliation

A comprehensive training program to prevent discrimination would include all of the following EXCEPT

standards for employee conduct

An employer's workforce is said to be at parity with the relevant labor market when

the employer's workforce by race and sex compares favorably with the surrounding labor market

Based on the Griggs case, requiring all salespersons to be six feet tall would have an adverse impact on Asians and women, limiting their employment opportunities.

true

Courts have defined business necessity as a practice that is necessary to the safe and efficient operation of an organization.

true

Employers may be accused of reverse discrimination, or giving preference to members of protected classes, to the extent that unprotected individuals believe they are suffering discrimination.

true

It is illegal for employers to deny sick leave for morning sickness or other pregnancy-related illnesses if sick leave is permitted for other medical conditions such as flu or surgical operations.

true

Women and minority groups are referred to as protected classes.

true

ValuTech employs workers from a labor market composed of 21 percent black workers and 17 percent Hispanic workers. The racial composition of the workers at ValuTech is 76 percent white, 14 percent black, and 10 percent Hispanic. Based on these figures, the protected class at ValuTech is

underutilized

An important step in avoiding discriminatory practices during selection is to

use validation studies to demonstrate the job-relatedness of a selection instrument.

When an employment selection instrument is related to job success, the instrument is said to have

validity