Exam 2: Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

All of the following are ways of proving sexual harassment except:

Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions must be treated as a(n) ________.

To prove sexual harassment, it is necessary to show that the harassment had tangible consequences such as demotion or termination.

Which of the following factors is not an acceptable basis for different pay for equal work under the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

Which of the following is NOT a guideline arising out of Griggs v. Duke Power?

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

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.

An employer can avoid liability for discrimination by proving that it would have taken the same action even without the discriminatory motive.

How many members serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

List three equal employment laws [for extra credit give the year they were passed]. Just a thought here, some teachers/institutions may have policies against giving extra credit. I would either remove this part of the question, or make it part of the required answer.

Sally is known as a big flirt around the office. She often makes sexual innuendos to men at work, both co-workers and her subordinates although their work performance has not changed. What form of sexual harassment is this an example of?

In which of the following court cases did the U.S. Supreme Court further clarify the law on sexual harassment?

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 made it unlawful to discriminate against employees or applicants for employment who are between 40 and 65 years of age.

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

The establishment of the EEOC assisted the federal government in enforcing equal employment laws.

When a job involves an equivalent amount of skills, effort, and responsibility then an employer must give equal pay.

The ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law."

The EEOC receives and investigates job discrimination complaints from aggrieved individuals.

Limiting the information given during a response to an employment discrimination charge is advisable.

The defense of ________ requires showing that there is an overriding business purpose for the discriminatory practice and that the practice is therefore acceptable.