Human Resource Management Exam #1 Questions with
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Equal employment
opportunity
Answer:
- the condition in which all individuals have an equal chance for employment,
regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
Question 2:
The Civil Rights Act of - granted all persons the same property
Answer:
rights as white citizens. • The Civil
Question 3:
Rights Act of 1871 granted
feel they have been deprived
Answer:
all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they
of some civil right.
Question 4:
Equal Pay Act (1963)
Answer:
• Men and women in an organization doing the same work must be paid
equally. • Equal is defined in terms of skill, effort, responsibility, and working
conditions
Question 5:
Title VII Civil Rights
Act (1964)
Answer:
,• Prohibits employers from discriminating based on: « Race « Color « Religion
« Sex « National origin • Applies to organizations that employ 15 or more
persons.
Question 6:
Age Discrimination • Prohibits discrimination
in Employment Act discrimination complaints
(ADEA) with the Equal Employment
Answer:
against workers who are over the age of 40. • Age
make up a large percentage of the complaints filed
Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Question 7:
Vocational Rehabili-
tation Act (1973)
Answer:
Covered organizations must engage in affirmative action for individuals with
disabilities. • Employers are encouraged to recruit qualified individuals with
disabilities and to make reasonable accommodations to them
Question 8:
Vietnam Era Vet-
eran's Readjustment
Act (1974)
Answer:
Requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action
toward employing veterans of the Vietnam War. • It covers veterans who
served between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.
Question 9:
Pregnancy Discrimi-
nation Act (1978)
Answer:
, Defines discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related form
of medical condition to be a form of illegal sex discrimination.
Benefits, including health insurance, should cover pregnancy and related
medical conditions in the same way as other medical conditions.
abilities Act (ADA) of the workplace. Prohibits discrimination based on disability in all
employment
Question 10:
practices. Employers must take steps to accommodate
the act.
Answer:
individuals covered by
Question 11:
Civil Rights Act (1991)
Answer:
• Adds compensatory and punitive damages in cases of discrimination under
Title VII and the ADA. • The amount of punitive damages is limited by the act
and depends on the size of the organization charged with discrimination.
Question 12:
Uniformed Ser-
vices Employment
& Reemployment
Rights Act
Answer:
Employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for
up to five years. Should be in the job they would have held if they had not
left to serve in the military.
Question 13:
• Disparate Treat-
ment
Answer:
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Equal employment
opportunity
Answer:
- the condition in which all individuals have an equal chance for employment,
regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
Question 2:
The Civil Rights Act of - granted all persons the same property
Answer:
rights as white citizens. • The Civil
Question 3:
Rights Act of 1871 granted
feel they have been deprived
Answer:
all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they
of some civil right.
Question 4:
Equal Pay Act (1963)
Answer:
• Men and women in an organization doing the same work must be paid
equally. • Equal is defined in terms of skill, effort, responsibility, and working
conditions
Question 5:
Title VII Civil Rights
Act (1964)
Answer:
,• Prohibits employers from discriminating based on: « Race « Color « Religion
« Sex « National origin • Applies to organizations that employ 15 or more
persons.
Question 6:
Age Discrimination • Prohibits discrimination
in Employment Act discrimination complaints
(ADEA) with the Equal Employment
Answer:
against workers who are over the age of 40. • Age
make up a large percentage of the complaints filed
Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Question 7:
Vocational Rehabili-
tation Act (1973)
Answer:
Covered organizations must engage in affirmative action for individuals with
disabilities. • Employers are encouraged to recruit qualified individuals with
disabilities and to make reasonable accommodations to them
Question 8:
Vietnam Era Vet-
eran's Readjustment
Act (1974)
Answer:
Requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action
toward employing veterans of the Vietnam War. • It covers veterans who
served between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.
Question 9:
Pregnancy Discrimi-
nation Act (1978)
Answer:
, Defines discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related form
of medical condition to be a form of illegal sex discrimination.
Benefits, including health insurance, should cover pregnancy and related
medical conditions in the same way as other medical conditions.
abilities Act (ADA) of the workplace. Prohibits discrimination based on disability in all
employment
Question 10:
practices. Employers must take steps to accommodate
the act.
Answer:
individuals covered by
Question 11:
Civil Rights Act (1991)
Answer:
• Adds compensatory and punitive damages in cases of discrimination under
Title VII and the ADA. • The amount of punitive damages is limited by the act
and depends on the size of the organization charged with discrimination.
Question 12:
Uniformed Ser-
vices Employment
& Reemployment
Rights Act
Answer:
Employers must reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for
up to five years. Should be in the job they would have held if they had not
left to serve in the military.
Question 13:
• Disparate Treat-
ment
Answer:
