Exam 2: Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Which of the following is most likely characteristic of a firm effectively implementing a diversity management program?

According to the EEOC,the first step an employer should take in establishing an affirmative action program is to survey current minority and female employees to assess their goals for a program.

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1991,disparate impact claims require proof of discriminatory intent.

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

After a discrimination charge has been filed,the EEOC has ________ days to serve an employer with notice of the charge.

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

What are the three forms of sexual harassment? Name and describe each one.

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 ________.

Maria is consulting an attorney about filing sexual harassment charges against her employer.All of the following are ways that Maria can prove sexual harassment EXCEPT by showing that ________.

According to the guidelines of the ADA,all of the following are examples of reasonable accommodations EXCEPT ________.

The most direct way to prove sexual harassment is showing that a tangible employment action is dependent on sexual favors.

Sanders Sporting Goods,an international sporting goods chain,is being sued for sexual harassment by a former Sanders employee.The plaintiff asserts that she was the victim of numerous unwanted sexual advances from a male co-worker.The woman claims that Sanders' management condoned a hostile work environment and that the company is liable for the actions of the male employee. All of the following are most likely relevant questions to address in this court case EXCEPT ________.

Sanders Sporting Goods,an international sporting goods chain,is being sued for sexual harassment by a former Sanders employee.The plaintiff asserts that she was the victim of numerous unwanted sexual advances from a male co-worker.The woman claims that Sanders' management condoned a hostile work environment and that the company is liable for the actions of the male employee. Which of the following,if true,would most likely undermine the plaintiff's claim that Sanders is liable for the male employee's conduct?

Which of the following allows an employer to claim that an employment practice is a bona fide occupational qualification for performing the job?

According to the ADA,firms must employ all disabled individuals who apply for positions and provide them with job training when necessary.

What is a BFOQ? How do BFOQs affect recruitment practices?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits the use of age as a BFOQ for any type of employment.

Which of the following terms refers to the tendency to view members of other social groups less favorably than one's own?

The application requirements for Western Airlines pilot positions require candidates to have logged at least 200 hours piloting an aircraft within the previous 36 months.In addition,applicants must have 2,500 hours of experience in the air with at least 1,000 hours as the commanding pilot of a commercial airplane.A four-year college degree is also required.Jeff Sanchez,who is Hispanic,applied for a position as a pilot and was rejected because he has a degree from a two-year college and only 2,000 hours of flight experience.Jeff is suing Western Airlines for discriminatory hiring practices. Which of the following,if true,best supports Western Airlines' defense?

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