IUPUI HR EXAM 1 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Outsourcing - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-obtain from an outside source
Employee Empowerment - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-giving employees responsibility and
authority to make decisions regarding all aspects of product development or
customer service
Sustainability - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-federal law that established sweeping
auditing and financial regulations for public companies. Lawmakers created the
legislation to help protect shareholders, employees and the public from accounting
errors and fraudulent financial practices.
self-service - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-
Title V11 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits
discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national
origin
ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits
discrimination in pay, benefits, employment and continued employment for older
workersInitially for ages 40-65; amended several times
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-federal
agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace
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, discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an
individual's race, children, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and retaliation for reporting,
participating in, and/or opposing a discriminatory practice
Equal Pay Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Men and women must be paid the same for
work that is substantially equal in skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions
Pregnanacy Discrimination Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits discrimination based
on pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditionsRequires that pregnancies be treated
the same as other disabilitiesAdministered by EEOC
Executive Order 11246 - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits government contactors from
discriminationThose with contracts of $50,000 or more must have
AAP'sAdministered by the OFCCP
Vocational Rehabilitation Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Extended Affirmative Action to
cover handicapped individualsRequires "reasonable accommodation"
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Overturns Ledbetter v. Goodyear
Tire & Rubber (2007)•Every paycheck that delivers discriminatory compensation is
"actionable"•Awards limited to two years
adverse impact - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-negative effect an unfair and biased selection
procedure has on a protected class. It occurs when a protected group is
discriminated against during a selection process, like a hiring or promotion decision.
Disparate Treatment - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-unlawful discrimination in US labor law.
In the United States, it means unequal behavior toward someone because of a
protected characteristic under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act.
Components of an Affirmative Action Plan - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1. 50+ workers
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AND ANSWERS
Outsourcing - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-obtain from an outside source
Employee Empowerment - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-giving employees responsibility and
authority to make decisions regarding all aspects of product development or
customer service
Sustainability - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level
Sarbanes-Oxley Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-federal law that established sweeping
auditing and financial regulations for public companies. Lawmakers created the
legislation to help protect shareholders, employees and the public from accounting
errors and fraudulent financial practices.
self-service - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-
Title V11 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits
discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national
origin
ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits
discrimination in pay, benefits, employment and continued employment for older
workersInitially for ages 40-65; amended several times
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-federal
agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace
…FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 1
, discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an
individual's race, children, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual
orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and retaliation for reporting,
participating in, and/or opposing a discriminatory practice
Equal Pay Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Men and women must be paid the same for
work that is substantially equal in skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions
Pregnanacy Discrimination Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits discrimination based
on pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditionsRequires that pregnancies be treated
the same as other disabilitiesAdministered by EEOC
Executive Order 11246 - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Prohibits government contactors from
discriminationThose with contracts of $50,000 or more must have
AAP'sAdministered by the OFCCP
Vocational Rehabilitation Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Extended Affirmative Action to
cover handicapped individualsRequires "reasonable accommodation"
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Overturns Ledbetter v. Goodyear
Tire & Rubber (2007)•Every paycheck that delivers discriminatory compensation is
"actionable"•Awards limited to two years
adverse impact - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-negative effect an unfair and biased selection
procedure has on a protected class. It occurs when a protected group is
discriminated against during a selection process, like a hiring or promotion decision.
Disparate Treatment - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-unlawful discrimination in US labor law.
In the United States, it means unequal behavior toward someone because of a
protected characteristic under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act.
Components of an Affirmative Action Plan - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-1. 50+ workers
…FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY…©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED… 2
