EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS -
CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The _____ has a provision against discrimination based on sex. - (ANSWER)Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §
206(d)
In 2020, which of the following was the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)? -
(ANSWER)Virginia
Identify a true statement about gender discrimination in the workplace. - (ANSWER)The vast majority of
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) gender claims are filed by women.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines on "caregiver responsibility"
discrimination, because it realized that _____. - (ANSWER)the conflict between work and family has a
disparate impact on both male and female employees
True or false: The focus of gender discrimination claims has more recently shifted away from hiring
discrimination toward on-the-job issues. - (ANSWER)True
According to the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 206(d), which of the following are the lawful reasons for
employers to pay certain employees at a lower rate than they pay employees of the opposite sex?
(Check all that apply.) - (ANSWER)Merit system
Seniority system
Which of the following illustrates gender discrimination? - (ANSWER)Michael was refused the role of a
flight attendant because his recruiter preferred women.
True or false: Gender discrimination covers only females. - (ANSWER)False
In the context of gender discrimination in the workplace, the Glass Ceiling report found that _____. -
(ANSWER)segregation by gender among executives and management ranks is widespread
, EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS -
CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
"Caregiver responsibility" discrimination is also known as which of the following? - (ANSWER)Caregiver
bias
Identify the true statements about the recent shifts in workplace gender discrimination. (Check all that
apply.) - (ANSWER)
Which of the following was outlawed by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - (ANSWER)The state
laws that prohibited women from working at certain jobs because of protective legislation
Employment discrimination based on gender and some other factors such as marital status or having
children is termed "_____" discrimination. - (ANSWER)gender-plus
The 1991 Civil Rights Act called for the establishment of a Glass Ceiling Commission to _____. -
(ANSWER)investigate the barriers to female and minority advancement in the workplace
Identify a true statement about gender stereotyping in the workplace. - (ANSWER)It arises when
workplace decisions are based on ideas of how a particular gender should act.
True or false: The focus of gender discrimination claims has more recently shifted away from hiring
discrimination toward on-the-job issues. - (ANSWER)True
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit an employer from using _____ as a basis for
reasonable grooming codes. - (ANSWER)Gender
Identify a factor that led to changes in laws that prevented women from working. - (ANSWER)Women
came into the workplace in unprecedented numbers out of necessity during World War II and
performed traditional male jobs admirably.
A hotel requires that its female employees working at the front desk wear a uniform. Male employees
working at the front desk and performing the same duties are required to wear normal business attire.
Which of the following statements about this scenario is correct? - (ANSWER)The hotel is likely in
violation of Title VII's gender discrimination provisions.
CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
The _____ has a provision against discrimination based on sex. - (ANSWER)Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §
206(d)
In 2020, which of the following was the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)? -
(ANSWER)Virginia
Identify a true statement about gender discrimination in the workplace. - (ANSWER)The vast majority of
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) gender claims are filed by women.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines on "caregiver responsibility"
discrimination, because it realized that _____. - (ANSWER)the conflict between work and family has a
disparate impact on both male and female employees
True or false: The focus of gender discrimination claims has more recently shifted away from hiring
discrimination toward on-the-job issues. - (ANSWER)True
According to the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 206(d), which of the following are the lawful reasons for
employers to pay certain employees at a lower rate than they pay employees of the opposite sex?
(Check all that apply.) - (ANSWER)Merit system
Seniority system
Which of the following illustrates gender discrimination? - (ANSWER)Michael was refused the role of a
flight attendant because his recruiter preferred women.
True or false: Gender discrimination covers only females. - (ANSWER)False
In the context of gender discrimination in the workplace, the Glass Ceiling report found that _____. -
(ANSWER)segregation by gender among executives and management ranks is widespread
, EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR BUSINESS AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS -
CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
"Caregiver responsibility" discrimination is also known as which of the following? - (ANSWER)Caregiver
bias
Identify the true statements about the recent shifts in workplace gender discrimination. (Check all that
apply.) - (ANSWER)
Which of the following was outlawed by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - (ANSWER)The state
laws that prohibited women from working at certain jobs because of protective legislation
Employment discrimination based on gender and some other factors such as marital status or having
children is termed "_____" discrimination. - (ANSWER)gender-plus
The 1991 Civil Rights Act called for the establishment of a Glass Ceiling Commission to _____. -
(ANSWER)investigate the barriers to female and minority advancement in the workplace
Identify a true statement about gender stereotyping in the workplace. - (ANSWER)It arises when
workplace decisions are based on ideas of how a particular gender should act.
True or false: The focus of gender discrimination claims has more recently shifted away from hiring
discrimination toward on-the-job issues. - (ANSWER)True
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not prohibit an employer from using _____ as a basis for
reasonable grooming codes. - (ANSWER)Gender
Identify a factor that led to changes in laws that prevented women from working. - (ANSWER)Women
came into the workplace in unprecedented numbers out of necessity during World War II and
performed traditional male jobs admirably.
A hotel requires that its female employees working at the front desk wear a uniform. Male employees
working at the front desk and performing the same duties are required to wear normal business attire.
Which of the following statements about this scenario is correct? - (ANSWER)The hotel is likely in
violation of Title VII's gender discrimination provisions.
