Deck 10: Sex Discrimination

Question 1

In the past, gender was generally considered a BFOQ.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Comparable worth involves assigning values to male dominated and female dominated occupations.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Gender discrimination applies only to women.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Selecting one gender over the other is permissible to satisfy customer preferences.

Question 5

The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differential because of seniority.

Question 6

The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differential based on merit.

Question 7

The Equal Pay Act prohibits pay differential for those working abroad.

Question 8

Grooming standards are permissible in business.

Question 9

Comparable worth is not in effect today.

Question 10

Today gender may be considered a BFOQ only if the requirement is essential to the job.

Question 11

An employer may not prohibit a female employee from wearing multiple earrings in her ear.

Question 12

A fitness center for women only can prohibit men from working there.

Question 13

A hospital must accommodate its female patients by providing a female nurse.

Question 14

A company has documented the delinquency of Emily, a researcher with the most seniority, because of her small children. It may take this into account when deciding to promote Bill, instead of her.

Question 15

The Equal Pay Act does not prohibit differences for ________.

A) merit
B) seniority
C) quantity of work
D) a&c
E) all

Question 16

Customer preferences are permissible with regard to ________.

A) women's health clubs
B) servers in sports bars
C) hospital nurses
D) all
E) none

Question 17

A company requires uniforms to be worn only by women ________.

A) uniforms worn by females only is discriminatory
B) dress codes in general are permissible
C) women were treated in a demeaning manner
D) all
E) a&c

Question 18

Employers may regulate

A) length of hair
B) facial hair
C) clothing attire
D) all
E) none

Question 19

Sex plus discrimination can involve gender plus ________.

A) homosexual lifestyle
B) small children
C) elderly parents
D) b&c
E) all

Question 20

The Equal Pay Act is an amendment to:

A) Civil Rights Act
B) FLSA
C) Minimum Wage Act
D) NLRA
E) NOTA

Question 21

In Case 10.2 Chadwick v. Wellpoint,

A) Chadwick lost the case
B) the case was sent back to the lower court for a jury trial
C) Chadwick won the case and is entitled to damages
D) Wellpoint must reasonably accommodate Chadwick with regard to the needs of her children.
E) c and d

Question 22

Assigning values to male dominated and female dominated occupations on the basis of worth is called ________.

Question 23

Arguments against grooming have come in the form of the ________Amendments.

Question 24

Companies can pay more to men than women for the same job based on ________, ________ and/or ________.

Question 25

________ operates as a defense to a suit for discrimination with regard to gender.

Question 26

________ discrimination occurs against an individual not solely because of gender, but that fact coupled with another.

Question 27

Customer preferences can be a form of ________.