WGU D352 EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR
LAW UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● An airline is concerned about declining cognitive ability in older
pilots and wants to create a new policy that focuses on recruiting
younger pilots and exiting older pilots from the company. What policy
should the airline use?
Answer: Mandatory retirement for pilots at 65 years old.
●● An employee claimed the need for special treatment based on Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What is the first question a human
resources professional should ask to determine if this law applies to the
employee?
Answer: Does the employee meet the eligibility requirements?
●● An employee complains of religious discrimination in the workplace
based on Title VII. What step should a human resource professional take
to determine if the law applies to this situation?
Answer: Determine if the employee meets eligibility requirements.
●● What is the minimum number of employees that an organization
must have for Title VII for the Civil Rights Act to apply?
Answer: 15
, ●● An organization uses intelligence tests in its hiring process. Minority
applicants generally score three standard deviations below the majority
average, leaving them largely ineligible for employment by this
organization. Which type of discrimination is reflected in this scenario?
Answer: Disparate impact
●● Which defense is available to a company claiming that workers over
a certain age are unable to perform specific job functions?
Answer: Bona fide occupational qualifications
●● An employee was fired from a company after an act of sabotage. The
employee appeared to be from the same country as the group who
carried out the sabotage. The employee is now suing for wrongful
termination. Which discrimination theory will help the employee's case?
Answer: National Origin
●● Which race discrimination claim can be based on an employer's
policy of racial animosity, steering assignments, or yielding to customer
discriminatory preference?
Answer: Disparate treatment
●● As part of a company's wellness program, staff members are offered
discounts for participating in smoking cessation programs and for
wearing a healthy monitoring watch that tracks their physical activity
LAW UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● An airline is concerned about declining cognitive ability in older
pilots and wants to create a new policy that focuses on recruiting
younger pilots and exiting older pilots from the company. What policy
should the airline use?
Answer: Mandatory retirement for pilots at 65 years old.
●● An employee claimed the need for special treatment based on Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What is the first question a human
resources professional should ask to determine if this law applies to the
employee?
Answer: Does the employee meet the eligibility requirements?
●● An employee complains of religious discrimination in the workplace
based on Title VII. What step should a human resource professional take
to determine if the law applies to this situation?
Answer: Determine if the employee meets eligibility requirements.
●● What is the minimum number of employees that an organization
must have for Title VII for the Civil Rights Act to apply?
Answer: 15
, ●● An organization uses intelligence tests in its hiring process. Minority
applicants generally score three standard deviations below the majority
average, leaving them largely ineligible for employment by this
organization. Which type of discrimination is reflected in this scenario?
Answer: Disparate impact
●● Which defense is available to a company claiming that workers over
a certain age are unable to perform specific job functions?
Answer: Bona fide occupational qualifications
●● An employee was fired from a company after an act of sabotage. The
employee appeared to be from the same country as the group who
carried out the sabotage. The employee is now suing for wrongful
termination. Which discrimination theory will help the employee's case?
Answer: National Origin
●● Which race discrimination claim can be based on an employer's
policy of racial animosity, steering assignments, or yielding to customer
discriminatory preference?
Answer: Disparate treatment
●● As part of a company's wellness program, staff members are offered
discounts for participating in smoking cessation programs and for
wearing a healthy monitoring watch that tracks their physical activity
