Question 1

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 does not apply to employment agencies and to unions that have at least 25 members or operate a hiring hall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Any affirmative action plan that can withstand constitutional muster must ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  use quotas or preferences
B)  balance the workforce by decreasing employment of minorities
C)  attempt to remedy past discrimination
D)  decrease the representation of women in the workforceE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is used by an employee to support a claim that an implied contract of continued employment was in existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  an employment manual specifying grounds for termination
B)  an arbitration clause guaranteeing alternative dispute resolution
C)  union representation cards signed by 30 percent of employees
D)  the Commerce Clause of the U.S. ConstitutionE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true with respect to determining a company's citizenship for the purpose of being covered by Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one factor is considered determinative since many factors are relevant.
B)  The company's principal place of business is determinative.
C)  The nationality of the controlling shareholders is determinative.
D)  The nationality and location of management is determinative.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The Thirteenth Amendment granted former slaves all the rights and privileges of citizenship and guaranteed the equal protection of the law to all persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The ________ was designed to effectuate the Thirteenth Amendment and guarantees that all persons in the United States have the same right to make and enforce contracts and have full and equal benefit of the law.

Accepted Answer

A)  Equal Pay Act of 1963
B)  Rehabilitation Act of 1973
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1866
D)  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is a category under the protected classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  age
B)  color
C)  education
D)  place of residenceE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

A test of achievement orientation for a sales person is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  content valid
B)  construct valid
C)  commercially valid
D)  criterion-related validE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Initially, the civil rights acts were interpreted very narrowly to prohibit discrimination based only on race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Compare and contrast the sexual harassment laws in the U.S. and France.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

________ is measured by the economic and social consequences that would result from a failure of the employee to perform the job duties in question.

Accepted Answer

A)  Skill
B)  Effort
C)  Efficiency
D)  ResponsibilityE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Proving an employer's unlawful discriminatory motive in disparate treatment cases is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  building a quid pro quo case
B)  building a prima facie case
C)  building a pro bono case
D)  building a pro forma caseE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

In all industrial democracies except the United States, workers are protected by law from unjust termination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was primarily designed to remedy the situations in which women, working alongside men or replacing men, were being paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To establish a case of discrimination based on ________, the plaintiff must first establish statistically that the rule disproportionately restricts employment opportunities for a protected class.

Accepted Answer

A)  disparate treatment
B)  disparate impact
C)  hostile environment
D)  harassmentE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Carla works as a secretary at a well-known law firm. Due to a bad blood transfusion, Carla is HIV positive but not yet symptomatic. When the firm was informed of this by the health insurance officials, she was fired from her job. This scenario depicts the violation of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil Rights Act of 1991
B)  Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
C)  Civil Rights Act of 1964
D)  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 requires employers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hire applicants with disabilities regardless of their qualifications
B)  make reasonable accommodations to the known disability unless the accommodation imposes an undue burden on the employer's business
C)  make special accommodations to the known disability even if the accommodation imposes an extreme burden on the employer's business
D)  reject applicants with mental disabilities, even if they do not impose an extreme burden on the employer's businessE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ensures that no person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
B)  It prohibits wage discrimination based on sex.
C)  It grants former slaves all the rights and privileges of citizenship and guarantees the equal protection of the law to all persons.
D)  It guarantees that all persons in the United States have the same right to make and enforce contracts and have full and equal benefit of the law.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following is true of a charge?

Accepted Answer

A)  If initially filed with a local agency, the charge must be filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within 300 days of the discriminatory act.
B)  It is a sworn statement that set out the name of the defendant but not the charging party.
C)  In states that do not have Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agencies, the charge must be filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within 90 days of the discriminatory act.
D)  It is the second step in initiation of an action under Title VII.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The Civil Rights Act of 1871 prohibits ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination by state and local governments on the basis of race and ethnicity
B)  discrimination by governments on the basis of a handicap
C)  discrimination in employment on the basis of a disability
D)  wage discrimination on the basis of sexE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 21: Employment Discrimination

Which of the following is true of a charge?

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Any affirmative action plan that can withstand constitutional muster must ________.

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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was primarily designed to remedy the situations in which women, working alongside men or replacing men, were being paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job.

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Initially, the civil rights acts were interpreted very narrowly to prohibit discrimination based only on race.

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Proving an employer's unlawful discriminatory motive in disparate treatment cases is referred to as ________.

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A test of achievement orientation for a sales person is ________.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1871 prohibits ________.

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Which of the following statements is true with respect to determining a company's citizenship for the purpose of being covered by Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967?

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The Thirteenth Amendment granted former slaves all the rights and privileges of citizenship and guaranteed the equal protection of the law to all persons.

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Which of the following is used by an employee to support a claim that an implied contract of continued employment was in existence?

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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 requires employers to ________.

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The ________ was designed to effectuate the Thirteenth Amendment and guarantees that all persons in the United States have the same right to make and enforce contracts and have full and equal benefit of the law.

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Compare and contrast the sexual harassment laws in the U.S. and France.

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In all industrial democracies except the United States, workers are protected by law from unjust termination.

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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 does not apply to employment agencies and to unions that have at least 25 members or operate a hiring hall.

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To establish a case of discrimination based on ________, the plaintiff must first establish statistically that the rule disproportionately restricts employment opportunities for a protected class.

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________ is measured by the economic and social consequences that would result from a failure of the employee to perform the job duties in question.

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Which of the following is the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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Which of the following is a category under the protected classes?

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Carla works as a secretary at a well-known law firm. Due to a bad blood transfusion, Carla is HIV positive but not yet symptomatic. When the firm was informed of this by the health insurance officials, she was fired from her job. This scenario depicts the violation of the ________.

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