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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Disparate treatment discrimination occurs when two groups of people are treated differently in different situations
based on a protected characteristic.
a. True
b. False
2. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 was passed as a direct amendment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
a. True
b. False
3. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 defines equality in terms of skill, responsibility, effort, and working conditions.
a. True
b. False
4. Neither AIDS and nor HIV are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
a. True
b. False
5. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board are the two primary
regulatory agencies for enforcing employment legislation.
a. True
b. False
6. Customer preference can never be the basis of a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ).
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
7. Which of the following laws allows law enforcement agencies to carry out investigations of potential terrorists without
having to inform the targets of those investigations?
a. the Taft–Hartley Act
b. the Landrum–Griffin Act
c. the WARN Act
d. the PATRIOT Act
8. Jeffrey Inc., an animation company, asks job applicants to fill out a form requesting information about any hereditary
illness or health conditions of the applicants or their family members. In this scenario, Jeffrey Inc. is violating the _____.
a. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
b. Americans with Disabilities Act
c. Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
d. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
9. A local furniture company routinely hires young applicants over older applicants because much of the work requires
heavy lifting and good mobility. In this case, the company _____.
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a. needs to show that the job requirements are a business necessity
b. can be sued for illegal discrimination by a rejected applicant
c. violates the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
d. justifies its policy based on Executive Order 11478
10. Which of the following is true of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974?
a. It states that an employee must receive a pension after retirement.
b. It was passed to protect employees' mutual fund investments post retirement.
c. It covers retirement plans established or maintained by governmental entities.
d. It guarantees a basic minimum benefit that employees could expect to be paid at retirement.
11. Which of the following statements is true of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
a. It is a division of the Department of Labor.
b. It oversees and enforces the regulations of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
c. It is responsible for enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
d. It establishes a minimum hourly wage for different types of jobs.
12. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) _____.
a. is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
b. requires employers to furnish each employee with a place of employment that is free from hazards
c. applies solely to firms regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
d. prohibits employers from using urinalysis to test employees for drug use on the job
13. Quid pro quo harassment typically involves:
a. offering to exchange something of value for sexual favors.
b. making off-color jokes and passing lewd sexual comments about a particular gender.
c. decorating the workplace with inappropriate photographs to create a hostile work environment.
d. making inappropriate nonverbal gestures, such as ogling and winking at female colleagues.
14. Which of the following is developing new guidelines that will require companies to divulge more complete and
detailed information about their executive-compensation packages?
a. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
b. The Securities and Exchange Commission
c. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Procedures
d. The National Labor Relations Board
15. To establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on the McDonnell-Douglas test, a job applicant should be
_____.
a. a member of an unprotected class
b. unemployed at the time of the interview
c. less than 35 years of age
d. qualified for the job for which they applied
16. Which of the following statements is true of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1979?
a. It was passed in part to remedy weaknesses in the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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chapter 2
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Disparate treatment discrimination occurs when two groups of people are treated differently in different situations
based on a protected characteristic.
a. True
b. False
2. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 was passed as a direct amendment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
a. True
b. False
3. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 defines equality in terms of skill, responsibility, effort, and working conditions.
a. True
b. False
4. Neither AIDS and nor HIV are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
a. True
b. False
5. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board are the two primary
regulatory agencies for enforcing employment legislation.
a. True
b. False
6. Customer preference can never be the basis of a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ).
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
7. Which of the following laws allows law enforcement agencies to carry out investigations of potential terrorists without
having to inform the targets of those investigations?
a. the Taft–Hartley Act
b. the Landrum–Griffin Act
c. the WARN Act
d. the PATRIOT Act
8. Jeffrey Inc., an animation company, asks job applicants to fill out a form requesting information about any hereditary
illness or health conditions of the applicants or their family members. In this scenario, Jeffrey Inc. is violating the _____.
a. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
b. Americans with Disabilities Act
c. Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
d. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
9. A local furniture company routinely hires young applicants over older applicants because much of the work requires
heavy lifting and good mobility. In this case, the company _____.
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a. needs to show that the job requirements are a business necessity
b. can be sued for illegal discrimination by a rejected applicant
c. violates the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
d. justifies its policy based on Executive Order 11478
10. Which of the following is true of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974?
a. It states that an employee must receive a pension after retirement.
b. It was passed to protect employees' mutual fund investments post retirement.
c. It covers retirement plans established or maintained by governmental entities.
d. It guarantees a basic minimum benefit that employees could expect to be paid at retirement.
11. Which of the following statements is true of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
a. It is a division of the Department of Labor.
b. It oversees and enforces the regulations of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
c. It is responsible for enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
d. It establishes a minimum hourly wage for different types of jobs.
12. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) _____.
a. is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
b. requires employers to furnish each employee with a place of employment that is free from hazards
c. applies solely to firms regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
d. prohibits employers from using urinalysis to test employees for drug use on the job
13. Quid pro quo harassment typically involves:
a. offering to exchange something of value for sexual favors.
b. making off-color jokes and passing lewd sexual comments about a particular gender.
c. decorating the workplace with inappropriate photographs to create a hostile work environment.
d. making inappropriate nonverbal gestures, such as ogling and winking at female colleagues.
14. Which of the following is developing new guidelines that will require companies to divulge more complete and
detailed information about their executive-compensation packages?
a. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
b. The Securities and Exchange Commission
c. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Procedures
d. The National Labor Relations Board
15. To establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on the McDonnell-Douglas test, a job applicant should be
_____.
a. a member of an unprotected class
b. unemployed at the time of the interview
c. less than 35 years of age
d. qualified for the job for which they applied
16. Which of the following statements is true of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1979?
a. It was passed in part to remedy weaknesses in the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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