$9)$ Please answer the question True or False: When analyzing a law that treats individuals differently based on race and$/$or national origin, the Supreme Court will use "intermediate scrutiny" $(***$ Please choose if it is True or False$)$

$10)$ Please answer the question: Which of the following best describes the purpose of "Ban the Box" laws? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$To prevent employers from asking about an applicant's age or martial status.

B$)$To ensure employers provide health insurance benefits to all employees.

C$)$To mandate that employers include salary ranges in job postings.

D$)$To prohibit employers from inquiring about an applicant's criminal history on initial job applications.

$11)$ Please answer the question: Which one of these courts does not hear appeals and only hears trials? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$The Federal District Courts

B$)$The Supreme Court of the United States

C$)$None of these courts hear appeals.

D$)$The Circuit Courts of Appeal

$12)$ Please answer the question: Which statement regarding the MCAD is FALSE? $(***$ please choose the FALSE option A$-$E$)$

A$)$The MCAD protects more categories of people because their definition of a protected class is smaller.

B$)$Filing with the MCAD allows a claimant to sue smaller employers.

C$)$Claimants can collect more money by filing with the MCAD, rather than the EEOC.

D$)$After $90$ days of filing a claim with the MCAD, a claimant can remove the case to state or federal court by requesting permission from the MCAD.

E$)$A claimant in Massachusetts has to choose between filing with the MCAD and the EEOC because these agencies have no work$-$sharing agreements or ability to cooperate while processing claims.

$13)$ Please answer the question: For a successful retaliation claim in the field of employment law, the plaintiff must demonstrate: $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

$$ They engaged in a protected activity.

$$ They suffered an adverse employment action.

$$ AND

A$)$The employer was a public entity or was contracted by a federal, state, or local government.

B$)$None of these are requirements.

C$)$There is a causal connection between the protected activity and the adverse employment action.

D$)$There are employees in a protected class at the same workplace who were targets of the same actions.

$14)$ Please answer the question: What is NOT an element of a Failure to Accommodate a Disability claim? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$F$)$

A$)$The employer must have failed to provide a reasonable accommodation.

B$)$The employer must have been notified of the employee's disability by certified mail, the MCAD, or the EEOC.

C$)$The employee must have a disability as defined by the ADA.

D$)$The requested accommodation must not impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business.

E$)$The employee must have requested a reasonable accommodation for their disability.

F$)$The employee must be qualified for the job and able to perform required job functions.

$15)$ Please answer the question: The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional is the power of $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$judicial review

B$)$stare decisis

C$)$restraint

D$)$the veto

$16)$ Please answer the question: Which statement is TRUE when it comes to Affirmative Action and employment law? $(***$ please choose the correct option A$-$D$)$

A$)$Affirmative action plans are never required for federal contractors and subcontractors.

B$)$Private and public employers cannot use quotas to fulfill their Affirmative Action goals.

C$)$Private companies nationwide are doubling down on their DEI efforts.

D$)$The EEOC $4/5$ rule has been banned.