Exam 2: Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

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 4-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 2-year college and only 2,000 hours of flight experience.Jeff is suing Western Airlines for discriminatory hiring practices. Which of the following statements is most likely relevant to this court case against Western Airlines?

Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work;require equivalent skills,effort,and responsibility;and are performed under similar working conditions?

Rollins and Associates is making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented,protected individuals.Rollins and Associates is most likely participating in ________.

Which of the following refers to the variety of demographic features that characterize a company's workforce?

What equal employment opportunity laws address disabled workers? What defenses are available to an employer that is charged with discriminating against a disabled individual?

All of the following are likely to increase employee support to an affirmative action program EXCEPT ________.

When addressing EEOC claims,it is recommended that employers ________.

Which of the following would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII.

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 does not list specific disabilities but provides impairment guidelines instead.

Which of the following is most likely NOT a discriminatory recruitment practice?

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

Gender-role stereotyping is best defined as the tendency to ________.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act,which of the following is considered a disability?

Which term refers to taking specific actions toward or against the person based on the person's group?

Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 apply to which of the following employers?

According to the EEOC process,which of the following is NOT an option for an employer faced with an offer to mediate an employment discrimination charge?

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.

In which of the following jobs would it most likely be appropriate to use gender as a BFOQ?

Which of the following is a characteristic of firms with exemplary reputations for managing diversity?