Question: Please help me answer these questions thank you Question 1 Sexual harassment A. may be perpetrated by managers or peers, but not customers. B. may
Please help me answer these questions thank you
Question 1
Sexual harassment
A. may be perpetrated by managers or peers, but not customers.
B. may result from lack of professional behaviors at work.
C. should be disciplined with an appropriate level of severity, depending on the nature or extent of the harassment.
D. must include specific behaviors described by the EEOC in order to be successful in a lawsuit.
Question 2
People with different religious beliefs are protected against employment discrimination. Which of the following is not true about these protections?
A. They can include flexible scheduling to accommodate employees religious beliefs
B. These protections are part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
C. They can include making job reassignments, but not lateral transfers, to accommodate religious beliefs.
D. They require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees religious beliefs.
Question 3
About 100,000 claims are filed with the EEOC annually.
A. Each year, claims filed are more likely to be resolved in favor of the charging party than the discriminatory organization.
B. The EEOC no longer issues guidelines to assist employers in interpreting and complying with laws.
C.The EEOC no longer litigates discrimination allegations.
D. Which of the following is true of discrimination claims and the EEOC?
Question 4
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
A. restores the pre-Ledbetter position that restarts the clock with each paycheck.
B. was enacted in 1964 right after the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
C. requires that a claim must be filed within 60 days of a discriminatory pay decision.
D. requires that a claim must be filed within 90 days of a discriminatory pay decision.
Question 5
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
A. emphasizes that the definition of a disability should be construed narrowly.
B. states that an impairment that is episodic and in remission is not a disability.
C. focuses on carefully defining a very limited number of disabilities.
D. makes it easier for those seeking protection to establish the existence of a disability.
Question 6
Which of the following is not true of workers under 40 years of age?
A. They are not protected by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
B. They are unlikely to experience age-related discrimination and harassment.
C. Younger workers are protected in some countries outside the U.S.
D. Younger workers are protected in some cities and states in the U.S.
Question 7
The Family and Medical Leave Act
A. allows covered employees to take up to 6 months of unpaid leave in certain circumstances.
B. allows covered employees to take unpaid leave to care for any family member.
C. allows covered employees to take unpaid leave to care for an ailing grandparent.
D. has been criticized for multiple reasons including the lack of paid leave.
Question 8.
Under Title VII,
A. employers are no longer required to reasonably accommodate employees sincerely held religious beliefs or practices.
B. people with no religious beliefs are provided protection from employment-related discrimination.
C. women, but not men, are afforded protection from employment-related discrimination.
D. sex discrimination is prohibited, but sexual harassment is acceptable if it is not blatant.
Question 9.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs)
A. refer to situations in which an employer may legally require employees be of a certain sex, religion, or age.
B. include such things as customers preference for employees of a certain race or of a certain sex.
C. allow for women to be excluded from positions such as firefighters and warehouse workers.
D. allow for men to be excluded from positions in day cares and preschools.
Question 10.
Disparate treatment
A. occurs when an apparently neutral policy has the effect of discriminating against certain groups.
B. occurs when an employee or applicant is treated differently because they are part of a protected category.
C. is easy for applicants or employees to recognize and prove in court.
D. is most likely to occur in the organizations that do the most to avoid it.
Question 11
If women are underutilized in an organization,
A. standards should be lowered for the positions so more people, including women.
B. the organization should implement hiring quotas for women.
C. training or differential recruitment methods might be implemented to correct the underutilization.
D. it is likely because women are not interested, so no action is required on the part of the organization.
Question 12
Which of the following is true of sexual harassment?
A. Sexual harassment results in physical and psychological damage for those who are harassed.
B. When an investigation provides evidence of harassment, the harasser should be immediately terminated.
C. About 40% of sexual harassment charges are filed by men against women.
D. Quid pro quo harassment includes such things as jokes, comments, or sexually explicit posters.
Question 13
To prevent sexual harassment,
A. avoid proactive steps because they may yield negative reactions.
B. a warning is never an appropriate disciplinary action.
C. avoid wide dissemination of the organizations policy on sexual harassment.
D. there should be multiple ways to file a report if harassment occurs.
Question 14
Which of the following groups are not covered in the prohibitions against discrimination found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A. People with disabilities
B. Men
C. Women
D. Whites
Question 15
Which of the following is true of affirmative action programs?
A. Employers are not required to have quotas for hiring certain groups
B. Affirmative action often requires quotas to help correct the under-utilization of certain groups.
C. Affirmative action is near the end of its useful life.
D. Affirmative action programs are only for underrepresented groups and people with disabilities.
Question 16
According to the text, in recent years in the U.S.,
A. 15-22% of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC resulted in a merit resolution.
B. a large proportion of the claims result in the EEOC filing a lawsuit on behalf of the charging party.
C. 75% of EEOC charges resulted in a merit resolution.
D. media attention to discrimination charges has been decreasing.
Question 17
In the U.S., national origin discrimination
A. is not prohibited by Title VII.
B. does not include such things as English-only policies.
C. has been on the increase recently.
D. still exists but is very rare.
Question 18
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
A. has been somewhat successful in reducing wage disparities between women and men.
B. is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
C. has been improved by sex segregation and exceptions due to merit and seniority.
D. has reduced the wage gap to about 10 cents.
Question 19
Which of the following is true of age discrimination in employment?
A. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employment discrimination against persons over the age of 40.
B. Age discrimination is less of a concern now due to the millions of aging baby boomers in the United States.
C. Retaliation against those who file claims of age-related discrimination is not illegal.
D. Acting on stereotypes about someones ability based on their age is not prohibited under the ADEA; stereotypes have a grain of truth.
Question 20
Disparate impact
A.is always illegal, regardless of the workplaces intent
B. results in employers having to pay punitive damages.
C. occurs when an apparently neutral policy has the effect of discrimination against certain groups.
D. occurs when there is intentional discrimination such as refusing to hire men as childcare workers.
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