Exam 3: Major Title Vii Protected Classes

What, in your opinion, are legal versus illegal methods of reducing or minimizing adverse impact?

What are the two types of sexual harassment, and what are the employer liabilities for them?

What is subgroup norming? When is it lawful and unlawful?

What is meant by surrogate criteria?

What are the typical characteristics of passive recruitment that may create liability for the employer?

What is the strong-basis-in-evidence standard, and what role does it play in adverse impact cases?

What is an affirmative defense? When is it available to employers?

What is sex-based harassment?

What is constructive discharge, and how is it judged as compared to hostile harassment cases in which employers have an affirmative defense?

What is sex-plus discrimination? Give an example.

What is passive recruitment?

Why is it not a good idea for a front-line supervisor to investigate harassment complaints?

What are the conditions in which passive recruitment may make employers vulnerable to Title VII charges?

What are the major difficulties in ascertaining whether same-sex harassment is "because of sex?"

What is the affirmative defense to hostile harassment by supervisors?

Why is it a good idea to generalize a harassment policy to other potential forms of employment discrimination?

What are the similarities and differences in hostile racial and hostile sexual harassment?

What does the EEOC recommend for preventing and quickly correcting harassment in the workplace?

What is the Title VII definition of sincerely held religious belief?

What is the reckless disregard standard for co-worker and third-party harassment?