Question 1

Which of the following does NOT participate in the issuance of uniform guidelines?

Accepted Answer

The EEOC, Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor, and Department of Justice together issued uniform guidelines. These guidelines explain, for instance, how to validate a selection procedure. The Better Business Bureau is not involved in issuing uniform guidelines.

Question 2

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act treats pregnancy as a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The PDA broadened the definition of sex discrimination to encompass pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. It prohibits using these for discrimination in hiring, promotion, suspension, or discharge, or any other term or condition of employment. The PDA says that if an employer offers its employees disability coverage, then pregnancy and childbirth must be treated like any other disability and must be included in the plan as a covered condition.

Question 3

All of the following are principles established by Griggs v.Duke Power Company EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

The Court ruled in Griggs v. Duke Power Company that the burden of proof is on the employer to show that a hiring practice such as testing is job related. The Court also ruled that business necessity is the defense for any existing program that has an adverse impact and that discrimination does not have to be overt to be illegal. The case did not address performance standards.

Question 4

If a person is in a protected class,he or she is protected by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The term "protected class" refers to persons such as minorities and women who are protected by equal opportunity laws, including Title VII. The other laws are not related to equal opportunity issues.

Question 5

Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 apply to which of the following employers?

Accepted Answer

Under executive orders that U.S. presidents issued years ago, most employers who do business with the U.S. government have an obligation beyond that imposed by Title VII to refrain from employment discrimination. Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 do not just ban discrimination; they require that contractors take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity. These orders also established the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which is responsible for ensuring the compliance of federal contracts.

Question 6

Members of the EEOC are appointed by the ________.

Accepted Answer

The EEOC consists of five members appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each member serves a five-year term.

Question 7

In Griggs v.Duke Power Company,Griggs sued the power company because it required coal handlers to be high-school graduates.The case was decided in favor of Griggs because ________.

Accepted Answer

The Court ruled in favor of Griggs because having a high-school diploma was not relevant to the job of coal handler. The Court held that an employment practice must be job related if it has an unequal impact on members of a protected class.

Question 8

The ________ requires employers with federal contracts over $2,500 to take affirmative action in employing disabled persons.

Accepted Answer

The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires employers with federal contracts over $2,500 to take affirmative action for the employment of disabled persons. The act does not require that an unqualified person be hired. It does require that an employer take steps to accommodate a disabled worker unless doing so imposes an undue hardship on the employer.

Question 9

Rollins and Associates is making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented,protected individuals.Rollins and Associates is most likely participating in ________.

Accepted Answer

Affirmative action involves making an extra effort to hire and promote individuals in protected groups, especially when those groups are under-represented. Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 require government contractors to take affirmative action.

Question 10

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits discrimination based on all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act says an employer cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Specifically, it states that such discrimination shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer. On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed a New Executive Order (11246) that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to prohibited discrimination characteristics.

Question 11

Which amendment to the U.S.Constitution states,"no person shall be deprived of life,liberty,or property,without due process of the law"?

Accepted Answer

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1791) states that "no person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law." Other laws as well as various court decisions made discrimination against minorities illegal by the early 1900s.

Question 12

Which Supreme Court case was used to define unfair discrimination in conjunction with EEO laws?

Accepted Answer

Griggs v. Duke Power Company was a landmark Supreme Court case used to define unfair discrimination as put forth in EEO laws such as Title VII. The Court ruled that employment practices must be job related and that discrimination does not have to be overt to be illegal.

Question 13

According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,it is unlawful to ________.

Accepted Answer

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees or applicants who are 40 years of age or older, which ends most mandatory retirement. The ADEA allows jury trials. Employees of any age can be fired for insubordination.

Question 14

The Vocational Rehabilitation Act requires that employers ________.

Accepted Answer

The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires employers with federal contracts over $2,500 to take affirmative action for the employment of disabled persons. The act does not require that an unqualified person be hired. It does require that an employer take steps to accommodate a disabled worker unless doing so imposes an undue hardship on the employer.

Question 15

According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963,an employer may pay workers differently for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for ________.

Accepted Answer

The Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work-equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility-and are performed under similar working conditions. However, differences in pay do not violate the act if the difference is based on a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, or a differential based on any factor other than sex.

Question 16

Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work; require equivalent skills,effort,and responsibility; and are performed under similar working conditions?

Accepted Answer

The Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work-equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility-and are performed under similar working conditions. However, differences in pay do not violate the act if the difference is based on a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production, or a differential based on any factor other than sex.

Question 17

The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.

Accepted Answer

Title VII established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to administer and enforce the Civil Rights law at work. The EEOC receives and investigates job discrimination complaints from aggrieved individuals.

Question 18

Steven is a 55-year-old American male of Anglo-Saxon descent.What legislation is intended to protect Steven from discrimination?

Accepted Answer

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) made it unlawful to discriminate against employees or applicants who are between 40 and 65 years of age. Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 require government contractors to take affirmative action, and the Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to discriminate in pay based on the employee's gender.

Question 19

The EEOC consists of ________ members,and each member serves a term of ________ years.

Accepted Answer

The EEOC consists of five members appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. Each member serves a five-year term.

Question 20

Under the principles established by Griggs v.Duke Power Company,________ may be used as a defense for any existing program that has an adverse impact on members of a protected class.

Accepted Answer

Business necessity is the defense for any existing program that has an adverse impact according to Griggs. The employer must show that the employment practice, requiring a high school diploma, is needed to perform the job satisfactorily if it has a disparate impact on members of a protected class. The court did not define business necessity.

Quiz 2: Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Which of the following does NOT participate in the issuance of uniform guidelines?

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act treats pregnancy as a(n) ________.

All of the following are principles established by Griggs v.Duke Power Company EXCEPT ________.

If a person is in a protected class,he or she is protected by which of the following?

Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 apply to which of the following employers?

Members of the EEOC are appointed by the ________.

In Griggs v.Duke Power Company,Griggs sued the power company because it required coal handlers to be high-school graduates.The case was decided in favor of Griggs because ________.

The ________ requires employers with federal contracts over $2,500 to take affirmative action in employing disabled persons.

Rollins and Associates is making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented,protected individuals.Rollins and Associates is most likely participating in ________.

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits discrimination based on all of the following characteristics EXCEPT ________.

Which amendment to the U.S.Constitution states,"no person shall be deprived of life,liberty,or property,without due process of the law"?

Which Supreme Court case was used to define unfair discrimination in conjunction with EEO laws?

According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,it is unlawful to ________.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Act requires that employers ________.

According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963,an employer may pay workers differently for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for ________.

Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work; require equivalent skills,effort,and responsibility; and are performed under similar working conditions?

The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.

Steven is a 55-year-old American male of Anglo-Saxon descent.What legislation is intended to protect Steven from discrimination?

The EEOC consists of members,and each member serves a term of years.

Under the principles established by Griggs v.Duke Power Company,________ may be used as a defense for any existing program that has an adverse impact on members of a protected class.