Question 1

Customer racial preference of employees is a justifiable reason for a firm to discriminate based on race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was the most significant labor and employment statute to be enacted in the past 40 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The general rule used to prove discrimination under the disparate impact concept is called the

Accepted Answer

A) four-fifths rule. 
B) essential equality rule. 
C) equal results rule. 
D) evil intent rule. 
A) four-fifths rule. 
B) essential equality rule. 
C) equal results rule. 
D) evil intent rule.

Question 4

By definition,sexual harassment cannot take place between two parties of the same sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The diversity chair for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)stated,"Race was the sacrificial lamb to launch diversity and make it palatable to corporate America." What does she mean?

Accepted Answer

Some people worry that the problem of ra

Question 6

The category of people labeled as Hispanic is actually a very diverse group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The term "Hispanics"

Accepted Answer

A) was created by the U.S.government. 
B) applies to European people of Latin descent. 
C) means people who share a common culture. 
D) defmes the least diverse minority population. 
A) was created by the U.S.government. 
B) applies to European people of Latin descent. 
C) means people who share a common culture. 
D) defmes the least diverse minority population.

Question 8

As businesses have moved their sales online,advocates for people with disabilities have filed suit to

Accepted Answer

A) provide service in poor areas. 
B) prevent advertising online. 
C) make websites accessible to the disabled. 
D) make housing available to the disabled. 
A) provide service in poor areas. 
B) prevent advertising online. 
C) make websites accessible to the disabled. 
D) make housing available to the disabled.

Question 9

Inequality exists entirely because of racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Disparate impact forms of discrimination are not illegal if they are business- or job-related necessities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination in pay based on

Accepted Answer

A) age. 
B) sex. 
C) seniority. 
D) skills. 
A) age. 
B) sex. 
C) seniority. 
D) skills.

Question 12

What impact did a 2010 U.S.Supreme Court decision have on employee testing?

Accepted Answer

In 2010,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled unan

Question 13

The Civil Rights movement made people in the United States more aware of

Accepted Answer

A) continued slavery in the South and Southwest. 
B) the plight of all people of color,not just blacks. 
C) the economic inequality that existed between races in American at that time. 
D) pay inequality between men and women. 
A) continued slavery in the South and Southwest. 
B) the plight of all people of color,not just blacks. 
C) the economic inequality that existed between races in American at that time. 
D) pay inequality between men and women.

Question 14

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission receives and investigates employment discrimination charges and complaints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Either a man or a woman can be the victim of sexual harassment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Age discrimination statues protect those people who are 50 years old and older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why do you suppose retaliation claims to the EEOC are at their highest?

Accepted Answer

Title VII also prohibits fmns from retal

Question 18

The idea that workers doing different jobs should receive the same pay if those jobs have equal inherent worth is called

Accepted Answer

A) pay equity. 
B) comparable worth. 
C) equal pay for equal work. 
D) equitable compensation. 
A) pay equity. 
B) comparable worth. 
C) equal pay for equal work. 
D) equitable compensation.

Question 19

The first antidiscrimination law in the United States was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in all the following except

Accepted Answer

A) hiring. 
B) promotion. 
C) in college admissions. 
D) fringe benefits. 
A) hiring. 
B) promotion. 
C) in college admissions. 
D) fringe benefits.

Customer racial preference of employees is a justifiable reason for a firm to discriminate based on race.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was the most significant labor and employment statute to be enacted in the past 40 years.

The general rule used to prove discrimination under the disparate impact concept is called the

By definition,sexual harassment cannot take place between two parties of the same sex.

The diversity chair for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)stated,"Race was the sacrificial lamb to launch diversity and make it palatable to corporate America." What does she mean?

The category of people labeled as Hispanic is actually a very diverse group.

The term "Hispanics"

As businesses have moved their sales online,advocates for people with disabilities have filed suit to

Inequality exists entirely because of racism.

Disparate impact forms of discrimination are not illegal if they are business- or job-related necessities.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination in pay based on

What impact did a 2010 U.S.Supreme Court decision have on employee testing?

The Civil Rights movement made people in the United States more aware of

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission receives and investigates employment discrimination charges and complaints.

Either a man or a woman can be the victim of sexual harassment.

Age discrimination statues protect those people who are 50 years old and older.

Why do you suppose retaliation claims to the EEOC are at their highest?

The idea that workers doing different jobs should receive the same pay if those jobs have equal inherent worth is called

The first antidiscrimination law in the United States was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in all the following except

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Customer racial preference of employees is a justifiable reason for a firm to discriminate based on race.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was the most significant labor and employment statute to be enacted in the past 40 years.

The general rule used to prove discrimination under the disparate impact concept is called the

By definition,sexual harassment cannot take place between two parties of the same sex.

The diversity chair for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)stated,"Race was the sacrificial lamb to launch diversity and make it palatable to corporate America." What does she mean?

The category of people labeled as Hispanic is actually a very diverse group.

The term "Hispanics"

As businesses have moved their sales online,advocates for people with disabilities have filed suit to

Inequality exists entirely because of racism.

Disparate impact forms of discrimination are not illegal if they are business- or job-related necessities.

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination in pay based on

What impact did a 2010 U.S.Supreme Court decision have on employee testing?

The Civil Rights movement made people in the United States more aware of

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission receives and investigates employment discrimination charges and complaints.

Either a man or a woman can be the victim of sexual harassment.

Age discrimination statues protect those people who are 50 years old and older.

Why do you suppose retaliation claims to the EEOC are at their highest?

The idea that workers doing different jobs should receive the same pay if those jobs have equal inherent worth is called

The first antidiscrimination law in the United States was the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in all the following except

The Business and Society Relationship

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The Stoikt:holdc:r Approach to Businssotit:l, and Elhics

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Strategic F Anagen1ent and Corpor3te Public Policy

Lss-Ue, Risk, and Crisis Tanage1ucnt

Busi Ness Ethics Fundamentals

Personal Aud Organizational Ethics

Business Ethics and Technology

Ethical Issues in the Global Arena

Business, Go,crnmcnl, and Rcgulation

Business Influence on Gocrnment and Public Policy

Consun1er Stakeholders:information Issues and Responses

Consu1ner Stakeholders:product and Service Lssues

Sustolinability and the Naturnl Enironmenl

Buiiinc11s Iand Community Stakcholdn1

Employee Stolkeholders and Vorkplace Jssud

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