MGMT 582 Question and answers
Central Airlines decided to give 30 percent pay hike to stewards and 15 percent pay hike to
stewardesses, even though they were performing substantially similar kind of work. In this case, the
airlines has most likely violated the: - ✅✅Equal Pay Act
The Four-Fifths Rule, is a mathematical formula developed by the EEOC to demonstrate disparate
impact of a facially neutral employment practice on selection criteria. - ✅✅True
Title VII does not currently prohibit employment discrimination against any applicant or employee
because of national origin. - ✅✅False
Employers who fire pregnant employees because of the assumption that the employees will likely be
absent from work for lengthy periods is a violation of Title VII. - ✅✅False
Congress passed the___________, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2,
1964. - ✅✅Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which of the following reasons is sufficient to support a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)? -
✅✅Business necessity
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amended Title VII to allow recovery of punitive damages in cases in which
the employer has engaged in: - ✅✅religious discrimmination
A female employee was asked by her male supervisor to sleep with him if she wanted a satisfactory
evaluation and recommendation for promotion. When she refused, she was subjected to negative
evaluation, disciplinary suspensions, and she was ultimately fired. This action of supervisor can be
termed: - ✅✅quid pro quo harrassment
Title VII includes religion within the BFOQ exception enumerated in: - ✅✅Section 703(e)(1)
, A situation where an employee is treated differently from others due to race, color, religion, gender or
national origin is disparate impact. - ✅✅true
Disparate Treatment is when an employee is treated differently from others due to: - ✅✅race,
religion, national orgin
Pay differentials between employees of different sexes is allowed when the differential is due to
seniority, merit or productivity-based pay system, or factor other than sex under: - ✅✅Section 703(h)
of Title VII
Content validity is a means of isolating and testing for specific traits or characteristics that are deemed
essential for job performance. - ✅✅False
Olivia requested for leave from her supervisor for one week since her daughter fell sick and required
home care. The employer refused to grant her leave and as a result Olivia was forced to be absent from
work without pay. She later filed a suit against her employer alleging violation of Title VII. Under the
assumption that Olivia is a productive employee, the court most likely held that: - ✅✅Olivia is
entitled for leave under FMLA
While seeking accommodation, an employee is required to act reasonably in considering the alternative
means of accommodation that is available. - ✅✅True
Carter v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 55 dealt primarily with: - ✅✅accommodation of
religious beliefs
Seniority, or the length of service on the job, is frequently used to determine entitlement to
employment benefits, promotions, or transfers, and even job security itself. - ✅✅True
The payroll method is used to determine the number of employees for coverage of Title VII. -
✅✅True
An employer may violate _____ by discriminating against an applicant or employee whose education or
training is foreign. - ✅✅Title VII
Central Airlines decided to give 30 percent pay hike to stewards and 15 percent pay hike to
stewardesses, even though they were performing substantially similar kind of work. In this case, the
airlines has most likely violated the: - ✅✅Equal Pay Act
The Four-Fifths Rule, is a mathematical formula developed by the EEOC to demonstrate disparate
impact of a facially neutral employment practice on selection criteria. - ✅✅True
Title VII does not currently prohibit employment discrimination against any applicant or employee
because of national origin. - ✅✅False
Employers who fire pregnant employees because of the assumption that the employees will likely be
absent from work for lengthy periods is a violation of Title VII. - ✅✅False
Congress passed the___________, which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2,
1964. - ✅✅Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which of the following reasons is sufficient to support a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)? -
✅✅Business necessity
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amended Title VII to allow recovery of punitive damages in cases in which
the employer has engaged in: - ✅✅religious discrimmination
A female employee was asked by her male supervisor to sleep with him if she wanted a satisfactory
evaluation and recommendation for promotion. When she refused, she was subjected to negative
evaluation, disciplinary suspensions, and she was ultimately fired. This action of supervisor can be
termed: - ✅✅quid pro quo harrassment
Title VII includes religion within the BFOQ exception enumerated in: - ✅✅Section 703(e)(1)
, A situation where an employee is treated differently from others due to race, color, religion, gender or
national origin is disparate impact. - ✅✅true
Disparate Treatment is when an employee is treated differently from others due to: - ✅✅race,
religion, national orgin
Pay differentials between employees of different sexes is allowed when the differential is due to
seniority, merit or productivity-based pay system, or factor other than sex under: - ✅✅Section 703(h)
of Title VII
Content validity is a means of isolating and testing for specific traits or characteristics that are deemed
essential for job performance. - ✅✅False
Olivia requested for leave from her supervisor for one week since her daughter fell sick and required
home care. The employer refused to grant her leave and as a result Olivia was forced to be absent from
work without pay. She later filed a suit against her employer alleging violation of Title VII. Under the
assumption that Olivia is a productive employee, the court most likely held that: - ✅✅Olivia is
entitled for leave under FMLA
While seeking accommodation, an employee is required to act reasonably in considering the alternative
means of accommodation that is available. - ✅✅True
Carter v. Transport Workers Union of America Local 55 dealt primarily with: - ✅✅accommodation of
religious beliefs
Seniority, or the length of service on the job, is frequently used to determine entitlement to
employment benefits, promotions, or transfers, and even job security itself. - ✅✅True
The payroll method is used to determine the number of employees for coverage of Title VII. -
✅✅True
An employer may violate _____ by discriminating against an applicant or employee whose education or
training is foreign. - ✅✅Title VII
