Exam 2: Understanding the Legal and Environmental Context of Hrm

Telecommuting is a nontraditional work-at-home arrangement in which employees have an office set up in their home similar to that at the office.

Unintentional discrimination is referred to as ____ discrimination.

To manage diversity effectively, an organization must be sensitive to the needs of new workers.

Subcategories of people within each protected classification are referred to as:

____ is defined as any practice without business justification that has unequal consequences for people of different groups.

An employee of an employer covered by the ADA must be offered a(n) ____ if they can otherwise perform the essential functions of the job.

All the following are true about mixed-motive cases EXCEPT:

Categories based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability that are protected from discrimination by EEO laws are called:

A case of prima facie discrimination is established if the hiring rate of a disadvantaged group is less than ____ of the advantaged group.

There is little that organizations can do to help older workers compensate for their diminishing skills.

Affirmative action programs must be designed to correct for past employer discrimination or, in some cases, correct for past disparate impact.

Disparate impact discrimination is defined as any practice without business justification that has unequal consequences for people of different protected groups.

The 1991 amendments to Title VII reduced the impact of EEO regulations on employers.

____ occurs when the structure of a firm is modified to become less hierarchical by cutting out the layer of middle management.

An employer may not discriminate against a 57-year-old by giving preference to a 45-year-old.

An important factor accounting for a great deal of downsizing can be traced to advances in technology.

Under which of the following conditions is preferential treatment considered illegal?

A disparate impact case of discrimination may be established if a company uses an employment practice that causes a disparate impact and cannot demonstrate that the challenged practice is job-related and consistent with business necessity.

A consequence of mergers and takeovers is increased ____ because of employees seeking to protect their own jobs at the expense of others.

The 1991 amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it unlawful for employers: