Deck 5: Diversity: Equity and Justice for All

Question 1

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)favors English-only rules because they decrease the ability for people to stereotype based on national origin or ethnicity and thus decrease illegal workplace discrimination.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

All of the following are true statements regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act,EXCEPT which of the following?

A)An eligible employee is entitled to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave in any 12-month period.
B)Every personal or family emergency qualifies for FMLA leave.
C)Under most circumstances, the employer must reinstate employees when they return from leave.
D)An eligible employee is entitled to take unpaid leave because of the birth of a son or daughter.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

To establish aprima faciecase of religious discrimination,the employee has to show all of the following except which one:

A)That religion has been a significant part of the employee's life for a significant amount of time.
B)That the employee has a sincerely held religious belief.
C)That the employer was on notice that the religious belief was in conflict with the employer's request.
D)That there was a negative employment action based on a conflict between the religious belief and the employment requirement.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A mayor serving in a major metropolitan area receives an internal memorandum indicating personnel at many police stations are single-race. At the time of the report,thirty percent of the police force was black or Hispanic. She immediately calls a press conference and orders transfers of police officers to achieve racial balance across the city. The transferred police officers sue on constitutional grounds. Assuming just these facts,what is the strongest argument that might be advanced by the transferred officers based on constitutional grounds?

A)This executive action by the mayor was unconstitutional because there was no rational relationship to a valid governmental purpose.
B)The action is "void for vagueness" since transferred police officers must unnecessarily guess at the underlying public policy of the transfer process.
C)The mayor's policy used race as the basis for transfers, so the policy is subject to strict scrutiny.
D)The transfer should be set aside based on intermediate or heightened level of scrutiny.

Question 5

What is the EEOC guideline on English-only workplace rules? What are two reasons given for the rules?​​

Question 6

Title VII specifically addresses the issues of affirmative action,sexual harassment,and same-sex marriage.

Question 7

Employment practices that appear to apply neutrally to all employees but result in a less favorable effect for one group may give rise to a claim of:

A)disparate treatment
B)disparate impact
C)inclusion
D)reasonable accommodation

Question 8

In order to be covered by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act),a disability must be ongoing and permanent for the foreseeable future.

Question 9

Karina is confined to a wheelchair due to a car accident in which she suffered severe spinal damage. She is applying for a position as a hostess at a restaurant. The hiring manager at the restaurant would like to hire Karina,but is concerned that her disability may make it difficult for her to do the job. In making the hiring decision,what should the hiring manager know about the restaurants obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Question 10

According to sociologists,what is society's image of a good mother? A good father? How do those images impact how parents who choose to balance their work life with family are viewed?

Question 11

John Smith was assaulted on the loading dock by a coworker, Jim Jones, at the Acme Widget Company. The attack was unprovoked by Smith. After the physical assault, there was an angry verbal exchange between the parties. The incident ended when Jones yelled that Smith was a "sissy" and "everybody knows you're queer as a three dollar bill." Which of the following statements best describes the outcome of the harassment lawsuit filed by Smith under The Civil Right Act of 1964?
I) Sex discrimination is prohibited by the Civil Right Act of 1964.
II) Sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by the Civil Right Act of 1964.
III) All states have laws barring sexual orientation discrimination.
IV) Sexual orientation discrimination is not explicitly prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A)I only
B)II and III
C)III and IV
D)I and IV

Question 12

Explain the heightened scrutiny standard (also known as intermediate scrutiny)and identify when it applies.​​

Question 13

What must a plaintiff show to make a prima facie case of hostile work environment sexual harassment?​​

Question 14

Equal protection is the constitutional guarantee:

A)that empowers Congress to regulate equally distributed commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.
B)that laws made in pursuance of the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States shall be the equally protected as the "supreme law of the land."
C)that provides for the equal treatment of people under the law.
D)that grants and distributes power and responsibilities to national and state governments equally.

Question 15

University policies that seek to bring diversity to campus through the use of quotas do not violate the Equal Protection clause.​

Question 16

Harold works for a retail store and an associate manager,while serving as a single parent for his two children. Despite the demands of his family,Harold has always received stellar performance reviews at work. When he applied to become store manager,he did not get the job. His employer explained that it did not feel he could maintain his high level of performance in the manager position because his family obligations would be too demanding. The employer noted that single parents often do not perform well as store managers,particularly single fathers. If you were Harold's attorney,how would you argue that he was the subject of discrimination?​

Question 17

Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

A)U.S.Department ofLabor
B)Merit Systems Protection Board
C) Office of Personnel Management
D)Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Question 18

Some federal courts have held that the Civil Rights Act's ban on 'discrimination on the basis of sex' provides protection for gay and transgender employees when they face discrimination involving sex stereotyping.