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Q:
Hostile work environment includes:
a) sexual touching
b) sexual jokes
c) language including "babe" and "honey"
d) a&b
e) all
Q:
Sexual harassment applies to ________.
a) men
b) women
c) same sex
d) a&b
e) all
Q:
Under Title VII, the supervisor committing the sexual harassment can be sued personally.
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A lesbian cannot claim sexual harassment if her female boss demands sex from her.
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An individual can claim harassment for comments directed against his or her homosexuality.
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Men can be victims of sexual harassment.
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Sexual harassment can involve employees of the same sex.
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The "reasonable woman test" is the main test used for quid pro quo harassment.
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Customer preferences can be a form of ________.
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________ discrimination occurs against an individual not solely because of gender, but that fact coupled with another.
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________ operates as a defense to a suit for discrimination with regard to gender.
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Companies can pay more to men than women for the same job based on ________, ________ and/or ________.
Q:
Arguments against grooming have come in the form of the ________Amendments.
Q:
Assigning values to male dominated and female dominated occupations on the basis of worth is called ________.
Q:
The Equal Pay Act is an amendment to:
a) Civil Rights Act
b) FLSA
c) Minimum Wage Act
d) NLRA
e) NOTA
Q:
Sex plus discrimination can involve gender plus ________.
a) homosexual lifestyle
b) small children
c) elderly parents
d) b&c
e) all
Q:
Employers may regulate
a) length of hair
b) facial hair
c) clothing attire
d) all
e) none
Q:
A company requires uniforms to be worn only by women ________.
a) uniforms worn by females only is discriminatory
b) dress codes in general are permissible
c) women were treated in a demeaning manner
d) all
e) a&c
Q:
Companies can pay more to men than women for the same job based on ________.
a) education
b) experience
c) skill
d) b & c
e) all
Q:
Customer preferences are permissible with regard to ________.
a) women's health clubs
b) servers in sports bars
c) hospital nurses
d) all
e) none
Q:
The Equal Pay Act does not prohibit differences for ________.
a) merit
b) seniority
c) quantity of work
d) a&c
e) all
Q:
Today gender may be considered a BFOQ only if the requirement is essential to the job.
Q:
Comparable worth is not in effect today.
Q:
Grooming standards are permissible in business.
Q:
The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differential for those working abroad.
Q:
The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differential based on merit.
Q:
The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differential because of seniority.
Q:
Selecting one gender over the other is permissible to satisfy customer preferences.
Q:
Gender discrimination applies only to women.
Q:
Comparable worth involves assigning values to male dominated and female dominated occupations.
Q:
In the past, gender was generally considered a BFOQ.
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________ of the Civil Rights Act is the main governing authority for race discrimination.
Q:
The ________ test lays out the criteria for bringing an action for disparate treatment based on race.
Q:
________ harassment exists where a hostile work environment is created based on race.
Q:
________ discrimination applies to people of mixed races.
Q:
The ________ provided blacks with the right to make and enforce contracts as white citizens.
Q:
In which decade was the Reconstruction Era Act passed?
a) 1860's
b) 1950's
c) 1960's
d) 1970's
e) nota
Q:
If a person is discriminated against by another of the same race solely because he/she is dark skinned, he/she can claim discrimination based on ________.
a) race
b) religion
c) national origin
d) color
e) a & d
Q:
If 200 whites apply and 50 are selected at a minimum, how many blacks must be selected if 100 apply?
a) 25
b) 20
c) 15
d) 50
e) no definite number
Q:
Race discrimination applies to ________.
a) blacks
b) Hispanics
c) whites
d) a&b
e) all
Q:
Can Wal Mart stop all African American male customers each time they exit the store to check their packages?
a) in a high crime area
b) must stop all male customers
c) both
d) neither
Q:
When a Pakistan male brings a case based on race he often couples this allegation with one based on ________
a) national origin
b) religion
c) color
d) a & b
e) all
Q:
Which protected class has the most cases filed with the EEOC?
a) sex
b) national origin
c) race
d) age
e) disability
Q:
Color Discrimination applies to people of
a) mixed races
b) the same race with different pigmentation
c) both
d) neither
Q:
Color discrimination refers to people of mixed races.
Q:
There is a statute of limitations for filing under the Reconstruction Era Act.
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Congress passed the Reconstruction Era Act after the enactment of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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The main reason why cases are not brought under the Reconstruction Era Act is the requirement of intent.
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The 15 employee requirement was set forth in the Reconstruction Era Act.
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________ exists when the affirmative action plan selects unqualified minorities and women over white males.
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________ are plans where a fixed number of a suspect class are hired without regard to qualifications.
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________ attempts to achieve equal employment.
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________ is entrusted with hearing violations of Title VII.
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The employment selection rate of ________ must be within 80% of the selection rate of ________.
Q:
Reverse discrimination applies where preference has been given because of ________.
a) race
b) national origin
c) gender
d) a&c
e) all
Q:
The key to establishing an affirmative action plan in a company is the commitment of ________.
a) workers
b) management
c) stockholders
d) SEC
e) government
Q:
The employment selection rate for minorities must be within what % of minorities?
a) sixty
b) seventy-five
c) eighty
d) ninety
e) equal to
Q:
The test for determining reverse discrimination was based on ________.
a) disparate impact
b) disparate treatment
c) business necessity
d) affirmative action
e) none
Q:
In Grutter v. Bollinger, ________.
a) affirmative action plan was upheld
b) reverse discrimination existed
c) both
d) neither
Q:
In University of California v. Bakke, ________.
a) reverse discrimination existed
b) affirmative action plan amounted to a quota
c) both
d) neither
Q:
The first major amendment to Title VII was ________.
a) 1991 Civil Rights Act
b) Equal Employment Opportunities Act
c) Glass Ceiling Act
d) Executive Order 11246
e) Equal Pay Act
Q:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act was passed under which President?
a) Johnson
b) Nixon
c) Carter
d) Ford
e) Clinton
Q:
In the University of Michigan cases which school(s) established criteria that was acceptable ________.
a) the College of Arts and Sciences
b) the Law School
c) both
d) neither
Q:
In affirmative action programs, openings are filled by women and minorities regardless of qualification.
Q:
Many employers institute their own voluntary affirmative action plans.
Q:
Affirmative action programs are instituted by court order where there has been intentional discrimination.
Q:
The concept of affirmative action arose out of an executive order in 1964.
Q:
A quota is a permissible form of affirmative action.
Q:
________ exists where an employee is treated differently because he or she is a member of a suspect class.
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The ________ is a statistical measure to ascertain disparate impact.
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The Glass Ceiling Commission was established by the ________.
Q:
The concepts of "business necessity" and "job relatedness" first arose in the ________ case.
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Under the concept of ________, employers may compensate employees based on quantity or quality of work performed.
Q:
When there is intentional discrimination, the employer will win by showing a BFOQ with regard to ________.
a) race
b) gender
c) religion
d) b&c
e) all
Q:
When there is intentional discrimination against race, the employer will win by showing ________.
a) job relatedness
b) business necessity
c) a&b
d) BFOQ
e) none
Q:
In Griggs v. Duke Power, the number of minorities employed ________.
a) in total was satisfactory
b) in positions of authority was satisfactory
c) both
d) neither
Q:
To effectuate the Brown v. Board of Ed. decision, what was required?
a) integrated public housing
b) integrated public schools
c) busing
d) b&c
e) all
Q:
Software Plus, Inc. employs fourteen people. In its advertisements, Software stipulates white males under 40 only. Has software violated any of the following?
a) Civil Rights Act
b) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
c) Glass Ceiling Act
d) A&B
e) None
Q:
The following are covered under Title VII:
a) government
b) employment agencies
c) labor unions
d) all
e) none
Q:
The following groups may claim disparate treatment:
a) race
b) gender
c) a&b
d) religion
e) all