Deck 7: National Origin Discrimination and Immigration Issues

Question 1

Title VII may be violated during the verification process if individuals of one national origin group are subjected to greater scrutiny than individuals from other groups.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

English is the official language of the United States.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Employers who have federal contracts are required to use the e-verification system .

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An alien's H-1B status is good for a maximum of six years.

Question 5

Employers must notify employees of any English only work rules and the consequences of violating the rules, otherwise they are a violation of Title VII.

Question 6

Under e-verify only individuals receiving job offers can have their SSANs verified.

Question 7

U.S.Citizens who work overseas for foreign employers are not protected under Title VII.

Question 8

In Garcia v Spun Steak Company, it was ruled that an employer is not allowed to implement an English-only rule in response to racial or sexual harassment complaints.

Question 9

Language proficiency is limited to only oral communication.

Question 10

Any policy that creates an absolute bar to speaking languages other than English while at the workplace will be subject to strict scrutiny by the EEOC.

Question 11

National origin discrimination under Title VII applies to foreign nationals residing in the United States just as it does to U.S.citizens.

Question 12

An H-1B visa is the proper name of a green card.

Question 13

National origin discrimination is limited to the actual members of an ethnic group against whom discrimination is directed.

Question 14

A U.S.citizen working in the United States for a foreign company is still afforded Title VII protection.

Question 15

A foreign employer on U.S.soil may discriminate in favor of its own citizens if this is specifically permitted by treaty.

Question 16

National origin is sometimes called ethnicity.

Question 17

Illegal aliens are not protected under Title VII.

Question 18

Knowingly hiring illegal aliens exposes the employer to penalties under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

Question 19

The IRCA's antidiscrimination provisions apply to smaller employers than those covered by EEOC enforceable laws.

Question 20

To facilitate inpatriation, the Immigration and Nationality Act permits the permanent hiring of alien workers in certain specialty occupations.

Question 21

Which is not a guideline for English-only work rules?

A)must create a universal prohibition
B)must be justified
C)must describe consequences for noncompliance
D)must be communicated to all employees

Question 22

__________ can be violated when a connection is made between unfavorable treatment in the workplace and an employee's ethnic characteristics.

A)The ADA
B)Title VII
C)Inpatriation
D)English-only work rules

Question 23

English as an official language

A)validates English only work rules in that state
B)prohibits English only work rules in that state
C)requires all government documents must be in English
D)A & C

Question 24

Which is not a party legally authorized to work in the United States?

A)American citizens
B)resident aliens
C)aliens with permission from the attorney general to work in the U.S.
D)illegal aliens

Question 25

Employers are required to show that new hires are legally working in the United States by having every employee complete a:

A)Form I-9
B)Form 10-K
C)Form I-2
D)Form 1324b

Question 26

Before the __________, Title VII was enforced only within the United States and its territories.

A)Civil Rights Act of 1964
B)Equal Pay Act
C)Civil Rights Act of 1991
D)National Origin and the Immigration Reform and Control Act

Question 27

Laws which are extraterritorially applied only affect __________ companies operating on foreign soil.

A)American
B)Foreign
C)both American and foreign
D)U.S.law cannot be applied to foreign soil

Question 28

The chapter text claims that a substantial proportion of the American workforce's projected growth is from __________.

A)both men and women working
B)more potential employees with higher educations
C)new births
D)immigration

Question 29

Employers who base employment decisions on foreign language proficiency must be able to justify such preferences as related to:

A)job performance.
B)skills sets
C)customer preference
D)coworker preference

Question 30

Failure to achieve proficiency in __________ may limit an individual's social and career mobility in the United States.

A)Russian
B)Spanish
C)English
D)French

Question 31

Which of the following is not protected under Title VII or through the Civil Rights Act of 1991?

A)U.S.citizen working in Germany for a U.S.owned company
B)U.S.citizen working in Germany for a German owned company
C)U.S.citizen working in the U.S.for a German owned company
D)All of the scenarios above are covered by Title VII

Question 32

Which of the following is a true statement?

A)Foreign employers who operate on U.S.soil may discriminate against women.
B)Foreign employers who operate on U.S.soil are expected to follow U.S.law.
D)Foreign employers who operate on U.S.soil may discriminate based on race.
D)None of these statements are true.

Question 33

In employment law, Courts have ruled that illegal aliens are entitled to:

A)protection under Title VII.
B)the remedies of reinstatement and/or backpay.
C)both of the above
D)neither of the above

Question 34

Which if the following documents may be used to establish both the employee identity and his or her authorization to work in the United States?

A)Driver's license
B)U.S.Passport
C)birth certificate
D)Social Security card

Question 35

Typically, language proficiency encompasses:

A)the ability to read in a language
B)the ability to write in a language
C)the ability to speak in a language
D)all of the above

Question 36

Which is not a business related rationale that could justify the implementation of English-only rules?

A)communication with customers
B)communication with coworkers
C)communication with supervisors
D)communication with family

Question 37

Section 1324a of IRCA makes is unlawful for employers to knowingly hire, or to continue to employ __________.

A)residents with green card status
B)non-English speaking immigrants
C)undocumented workers
D)aliens with H-1B visas

Question 38

An employer must ensure that each employee has completed the Form I-9 within _____ business days of his or her hiring.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 39

Since the IRCA passed into law, illegal immigration has _______.

A)decreased
B)increased
C)remained constant
D)ceased to be a problem

Question 40

__________ is a term which indicates that a U.S.law is being applied beyond the boundaries of the United States.

A)Invasive application
B)Extraterritorial application
C)Boundary statute
D)Border regulation

Question 41

The IRCA permits employers to give preference in hiring and recruiting of U.S.citizens over foreign nationals if the U.S.citizen is __________ the foreign national.

A)less qualified than
B)equally qualified as
C)related to
D)of the same national origin as

Question 42

Violations of the __________'s antidiscrimination provisions are referred to as unfair immigration-related employment practices.

A)ADA
B)NAACP
C)OSHA
D)IRCA

Question 43

__________ is the recruiting and selection of foreign employees to work in facilities in the United States.

A)unfair immigration-related employment practice
B)extraterritorial application
C)inpatriation
D)none of the above

Question 44

As of 2013, an alien could maintain his or her H-1B status for a maximum of:

A)six years
B)ten years
C)thirteen years
D)forever, as the H-1B grants permanent citizenship

Question 45

A __________ is a card issued to immigrants granting them permanent residence.

A)Q22
B)H1-B
C)green card
D)Form 1-9

Question 46

What are the two (2) verification requirements for newly hired employees under IRCA? (4 points) How soon after hiring must verification be conducted?

Question 47

To initiate the inpatriation process, the __________ must petition the U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services.

A)state legislature
B)U.S.employer
C)foreign employer
D)individual foreign alien

Question 48

The IRCA's citizenship discrimination provisions effectively extend protection against discrimination based on national origin to all workplaces with at least __________ employees.

A)four
B)fourteen
C)fifteen
D)seven

Question 49

Under what circumstances can Title VII be extraterritorially applied? Are foreign nationals employed by the company under these circumstances also protected by Title VII?

Question 50

A violation of the anti discrimination provisions in the IRCA is __________.

A)an extraterritorial application
B)inpatriation
C)an unfair immigration-related employment practice
D)the same as a violation of the ADA

Question 51

__________ of the IRCA prohibits discrimination based on citizenship status, a proscription not encompassed by other anti-discrimination statutes.

A)Section VII
B)Form I-9
C)Section 1324b
D)E-verification

Question 52

The __________ is a nonimmigrant visa.

A)H1-B
B)Q22
C)Form I-9
D)green card

Question 53

In the text, what are some employment considerations that may trigger a national origin discrimination complaint?

Question 54

When can employers impose English proficiency requirements for employment selection purposes? What four criteria must English-only work rules satisfy?