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Implied Contract correct answers Legally binding agreement which is created, not through
formal contract negotiation and documentation, but by actions of employer and employee
AKA-oral assurances
Supremacy Clause correct answers mandates that the constitution, federal law, treaties and
federal regulations are the highest laws of the land and have priority over state law.
Frolic and Detour correct answers Employee's physical departure from the job in order to further
his/her own interests and not the employers.
Dual Purpose Mission correct answers Occurs when an employee conducts personal and work
business at the same time; subjecting the employer to the employees actions
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) correct answers 1978; Prohibits employment
discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnant
women must be treated in the same manner as other applicants or employees with similar
abilities or limitations. (possibly as a temporarily disabled worker)
Equal Pay Act 1963 (EPA) correct answers protects men and women who perform substantially
equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1991 correct answers allows for compensatory and punitive damages for
violations of Tytle VII
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) correct answers protects individuals
who are 40 years of age or older
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA) correct answers prohibits disability
discrimination in the private sector
The Rehabilitation Act of 1991 correct answers prohibits discrimination against qualified
individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government
Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA) correct answers
protects military personnel from employment disctrimination
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) correct answers federal agency created by
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and today enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes, and provides
oversight for all federal equal opp standards in employment regulations
Discriminatory Evidence correct answers -Direct Evidence
-Comparative Evidence
-Bona Fide
-Pattern and Practice
, Direct Evidence correct answers Real, clear evidence of discrimination that requires no inference
or consideration to prove existence
Comparative Evidence correct answers Two employees were similarly situated but were treated
differently merely because of class characteristic.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) correct answers A reasonable employment
qualification that an employer is allowed to consider when making decisions about hiring and
retaining employees
Pattern and Practice correct answers discrimination is where the employers policies have the
purpose or effect of segregation or assigning employees to particular aspects of a business
enterprise for no legitimate business necessity
Gender Plus Discrimination correct answers results when an employer classifies employees on a
basis of gender, plus another characteristic-usually a family-related circumstance
Anti-Female Animus correct answers An environment of animosity toward women
Quid Pro Quo correct answers (this for that). Notion that an employer seeks sexual favors in
exchange for some positive employment outcome for an employee
Tangible Job Action correct answers an employment outcome arising out of sexual harassment
Hostile Work Environment Requirements correct answers -Unwelcome conduct towards victim
-objectionable conduct based on gender
-conduct sufficiently sever or pervasive to create abusive working environment
-conduct alters the conditions of employment in a way which negatively affects victim
-employer knew or should have known the unwelcome conduct and took insufficient action to
address
Unwelcome Conduct correct answers not solicited by the employee and that a reasonable person
would regard as offensive or unwanted
First Written Warning correct answers 2nd step in a disciplinary process, which advises an
employee that work behavior must change, lays out steps that have already been taken to advise
the employee of the deficit and describes steps that need to be taken to improve performance and
remain employed
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) correct answers protect workers aged 40 or
older. applies to employers/unions with more than 20 employees
Title VII Cover Employers that have... correct answers fifteen or more employees for each
working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year,
and any agent of such a person
Implied Contract correct answers Legally binding agreement which is created, not through
formal contract negotiation and documentation, but by actions of employer and employee
AKA-oral assurances
Supremacy Clause correct answers mandates that the constitution, federal law, treaties and
federal regulations are the highest laws of the land and have priority over state law.
Frolic and Detour correct answers Employee's physical departure from the job in order to further
his/her own interests and not the employers.
Dual Purpose Mission correct answers Occurs when an employee conducts personal and work
business at the same time; subjecting the employer to the employees actions
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) correct answers 1978; Prohibits employment
discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnant
women must be treated in the same manner as other applicants or employees with similar
abilities or limitations. (possibly as a temporarily disabled worker)
Equal Pay Act 1963 (EPA) correct answers protects men and women who perform substantially
equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1991 correct answers allows for compensatory and punitive damages for
violations of Tytle VII
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) correct answers protects individuals
who are 40 years of age or older
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1967 (ADA) correct answers prohibits disability
discrimination in the private sector
The Rehabilitation Act of 1991 correct answers prohibits discrimination against qualified
individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government
Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act (USERRA) correct answers
protects military personnel from employment disctrimination
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) correct answers federal agency created by
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and today enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes, and provides
oversight for all federal equal opp standards in employment regulations
Discriminatory Evidence correct answers -Direct Evidence
-Comparative Evidence
-Bona Fide
-Pattern and Practice
, Direct Evidence correct answers Real, clear evidence of discrimination that requires no inference
or consideration to prove existence
Comparative Evidence correct answers Two employees were similarly situated but were treated
differently merely because of class characteristic.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) correct answers A reasonable employment
qualification that an employer is allowed to consider when making decisions about hiring and
retaining employees
Pattern and Practice correct answers discrimination is where the employers policies have the
purpose or effect of segregation or assigning employees to particular aspects of a business
enterprise for no legitimate business necessity
Gender Plus Discrimination correct answers results when an employer classifies employees on a
basis of gender, plus another characteristic-usually a family-related circumstance
Anti-Female Animus correct answers An environment of animosity toward women
Quid Pro Quo correct answers (this for that). Notion that an employer seeks sexual favors in
exchange for some positive employment outcome for an employee
Tangible Job Action correct answers an employment outcome arising out of sexual harassment
Hostile Work Environment Requirements correct answers -Unwelcome conduct towards victim
-objectionable conduct based on gender
-conduct sufficiently sever or pervasive to create abusive working environment
-conduct alters the conditions of employment in a way which negatively affects victim
-employer knew or should have known the unwelcome conduct and took insufficient action to
address
Unwelcome Conduct correct answers not solicited by the employee and that a reasonable person
would regard as offensive or unwanted
First Written Warning correct answers 2nd step in a disciplinary process, which advises an
employee that work behavior must change, lays out steps that have already been taken to advise
the employee of the deficit and describes steps that need to be taken to improve performance and
remain employed
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) correct answers protect workers aged 40 or
older. applies to employers/unions with more than 20 employees
Title VII Cover Employers that have... correct answers fifteen or more employees for each
working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year,
and any agent of such a person
