Exam 2: Equal Opportunity and the Law

In O'Connor versus Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., the Supreme Court held that an employee who is over 40 may sue for discrimination is he or she is replaced by a "significantly younger" employee, even if the replacement is also over 40.

aims to ensure that anyone, regardless of race, color, disability, sex, religion, national origin, or age has an equal chance for a job based on his or her qualifications and requires employers to make an extra effort to hire and promote those in a protected group.

How can an employer defend itself against sexual harassment liability? Name two methods.

It was the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that established the EEOC.

U.S. citizens working overseas for U.S. companies do not have the same equal employment opportunity protection as those working within U.S. borders.

Some say that even when employers use reasonable care by taking steps to minimize liability for sexual harassment, minimize or eliminate the occurrence of sexual harassment, and take immediate action once it knows of harassing conduct, it still may not be enough. Why might this be the case? Explain.

In Bakke v. Regents of the University of California, the University of California at Davis Medical School denied admission to white student, Allen Bakke, allegedly because of the school's affirmative action quota system, which required that a specific number of openings go to minority applicants. Bakke charged that had occurred.

If an employer offers its employees disability coverage, then it must treat pregnancy and childbirth like any other disability and include it in the plan as a covered condition.

Judy was up for a promotion when her supervisor, Will, encouraged her to develop a sexual relationship with him. He suggested that her promotion would be a sure thing if they were involved. When Judy declined his advances, Will fired her. Which form of sexual harassment is this?

Under the ADA, if a disabled individual cannot perform a job as currently structured, the employer must make a reasonable accommodation unless doing so would present an undue hardship. What might qualify as reasonable accommodation?

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 does not list specific disabilities.

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

If a person is in a protected class, he or she is protected by .

exists when an employer treats an individual differently because that individual is a member of a particular race, religion, gender, or ethnic group.

Title VII forbids testing or screening of job applicants because testing could systematically discriminate against some protected classes.

Organizations can measure diversity by using .

What were the three crucial guidelines affecting equal employment legislation that Chief Justice Burger identified in his written opinion on Griggs v. Duke Power Company?

The greatest number of claims brought under the ADA is related to disabilities.

Religion may be used as a BFOQ if .

The restricted policy approach to showing adverse impact means demonstrating that the employer 's policy intentionally or unintentionally excluded members of a protected group.