Exam 2: Understanding the Legal and Environmental Context of Hrm

Intentional discrimination is referred to as ____ discrimination.

Which of the following is not an example of an action step in an affirmative action implementation?

EEO initiatives are "color conscious" whereas affirmative action initiatives are "color blind."

Which of the following forms of preferential treatment is used to remedy a severe case of underutilization?

Younger managers generally do not feel uncomfortable directing the work of people who are old enough to be their parents and grandparents.

Protected classifications included under federal anti-discrimination laws include all but which of the following?

Describe the basic components of an affirmative action plan.

A prima facie case of disparate treatment may be established in all but which of the following ways?

Diversity training is designed to make employees aware of their biases or stereotyped views regarding various minority groups and then convince them to change their views.

Summarize the major (equal employment opportunity) EEO laws.

Which of the following tasks would a management find difficult to carry out in a post-layoff scenario?

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act includes protection for workers under 40 years of age.

____ is defined as treating people unfairly based on their membership in a protected group.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that preferential treatment is legal if engaged in as part of a bona fide affirmative action plan that confirms to all of the following EXCEPT:

What type of discrimination case is established if an employer refuses to adopt an alternative employment practice suggested by the complaining party?

The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 prohibits discrimination on the basis of:

What type of discrimination occurs if an arbitrary selection practice resulted in the selection of a disproportionately low number of people belonging to a particular protected group?

Which of the following forms of preferential treatment is forbidden by the CRA of 1991 and is thus illegal?

The ADA defines ____ as those accommodations that require significant difficulty to implement or significant expense on the part of the employer.

Which process is used to determine whether between-group differences in hiring rates are large enough to be important in a disparate impact case?