The Equal Pay Act of 1963 law permits pay distinctions in all of the following -
ANSWER Output, seniority, merit
In 2004, Morgan Stanley paid $54 million to settle a sex discrimination suit where
the plaintiff said the firm had discriminated against her by: - ANSWER Withholding
promotions
What is the Statute of Limitations for the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (aka Section
1981)? - ANSWER There is no limit
What is the most significant law prohibiting employment discrimination? - ANSWER
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 applies to what type of employers? - ANSWER All
employers
What is NOT an exception to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - ANSWER
Business wants
What does EEOC mean? - ANSWER Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
What does BFOQ mean? - ANSWER Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
What did the amendment of 1972 do for Title VII? - ANSWER Expanded its
coverage
True or False: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 requires special treatment
of pregnancy by employers. - ANSWER False
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits employee discrimination based on: -
ANSWER Physical or mental disabilities
The ADA requires employers to provide what level of accommodations to enable a
disabled individual to work? - ANSWER Reasonable accommodations
What is Race Norming? - ANSWER When test scores are adjusted based on race
, A jury trial can be used to determine compensatory and punitive damages in what
type of discrimination? - ANSWER Intentional discrimination
The Court cases and administrative rules have defined a "hostile environment" as: -
ANSWER A work atmosphere in which a pattern of offensive behavior occurs
What is the "glass ceiling"? - ANSWER A subtle form of discrimination against
career advancement in women
What is an example of Quid Pro Quo Harassment? - ANSWER When an
employee's employment is threatened if they do no have a sexual relationship with
the boss
Firing a person for missing work to serve on a jury is a breach of what exception to
"Employment-at-will?" - ANSWER Public Policy
Assigning an employee lousy shifts and reducing hours in an effort to get them to
quit is a violation of what exception to the "Employment At-Will"? - ANSWER Breach
of Implied Covenant
If an employee handbook states that an employee can only be fired after warnings,
notice, and only for just cause, and then an employee is fired out of the blue, this
would be a violation to which exception to the "Employment At-Will"? - ANSWER
Implied Contract
The "Employment At-Will" means which of the following? - ANSWER An employee
can quit and an employer can fire at anytime
What is the first step the EEOC does when a charge is filed? - ANSWER Attempt to
work out the problem between the two parties
If the EEOC cannot get two parties to settle out of court, how does it proceed? -
ANSWER Investigate the claim
Which is NOT one of the things that HR should do to help prevent discrimination
from happening in the work place? - ANSWER Train supervisors with employees
ANSWER Output, seniority, merit
In 2004, Morgan Stanley paid $54 million to settle a sex discrimination suit where
the plaintiff said the firm had discriminated against her by: - ANSWER Withholding
promotions
What is the Statute of Limitations for the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (aka Section
1981)? - ANSWER There is no limit
What is the most significant law prohibiting employment discrimination? - ANSWER
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 applies to what type of employers? - ANSWER All
employers
What is NOT an exception to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - ANSWER
Business wants
What does EEOC mean? - ANSWER Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
What does BFOQ mean? - ANSWER Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
What did the amendment of 1972 do for Title VII? - ANSWER Expanded its
coverage
True or False: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 requires special treatment
of pregnancy by employers. - ANSWER False
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits employee discrimination based on: -
ANSWER Physical or mental disabilities
The ADA requires employers to provide what level of accommodations to enable a
disabled individual to work? - ANSWER Reasonable accommodations
What is Race Norming? - ANSWER When test scores are adjusted based on race
, A jury trial can be used to determine compensatory and punitive damages in what
type of discrimination? - ANSWER Intentional discrimination
The Court cases and administrative rules have defined a "hostile environment" as: -
ANSWER A work atmosphere in which a pattern of offensive behavior occurs
What is the "glass ceiling"? - ANSWER A subtle form of discrimination against
career advancement in women
What is an example of Quid Pro Quo Harassment? - ANSWER When an
employee's employment is threatened if they do no have a sexual relationship with
the boss
Firing a person for missing work to serve on a jury is a breach of what exception to
"Employment-at-will?" - ANSWER Public Policy
Assigning an employee lousy shifts and reducing hours in an effort to get them to
quit is a violation of what exception to the "Employment At-Will"? - ANSWER Breach
of Implied Covenant
If an employee handbook states that an employee can only be fired after warnings,
notice, and only for just cause, and then an employee is fired out of the blue, this
would be a violation to which exception to the "Employment At-Will"? - ANSWER
Implied Contract
The "Employment At-Will" means which of the following? - ANSWER An employee
can quit and an employer can fire at anytime
What is the first step the EEOC does when a charge is filed? - ANSWER Attempt to
work out the problem between the two parties
If the EEOC cannot get two parties to settle out of court, how does it proceed? -
ANSWER Investigate the claim
Which is NOT one of the things that HR should do to help prevent discrimination
from happening in the work place? - ANSWER Train supervisors with employees
