Exam 3: Rights of Criminal Justice Employees

___________ of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)makes it illegal to discriminate against persons with disabilities.

Workplace harassment is defined as unwelcome verbal or physical conduct (whether or not of a sexual nature)that creates a hostile work environment. A change in an employment status or benefits is not actionable under Title VII.

Any employee wishing to initiate an Equal Employment (EEO)complaint arising out of the prohibited conduct described earlier must contact an EEO official within _____ days of the incident.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)applies to all public agencies,including state,local,local schools,and private sector employers with 75 or more employees.

Those employees who are categorized as policymaking employees typically possess a(n)_____________ exception to the contemporary property interest view.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)of 1990 applies to all of the following agencies,except:

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),enacted by Public Law 103-3,became effective in August 1993 and is administered and enforced by the U.S.Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.The FMLA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.Should this leave be paid? Why or why not? Explain your answer to include the impact on the public and private sectors.

The U.S.Supreme Court's ruling in the Von Raab case essentially validated the U.S.Customs Service's implementation of a drug-screening program that required urinalysis for certain employees.What do you believe would have been the effect on the federal workplace if the Court had ruled in favor of the Treasury Employees Union and their assertion that a "suspicionless search" situation had been created?

To be eligible for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)benefits,an employee must work for a covered employer.

A federal law establishing minimum wages and requiring overtime compensation in the private and public sector is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The critical questions surrounding the use of testing to determine employment suitability are whether it is valid,used for discriminatory purposes or has an unequal impact on protected groups.

The FLSA's overtime provisions apply to all persons employed in a police department in a bona fide executive,administrative,or professional capacity.

List and describe the four elements of a due process claim set forth by the U.S.Supreme Court under Title 42 U.S.C.Section 1983.

The U.S.Supreme Court has set forth four elements of a due process claim under Section 1983 that include all except:

To treat people differently because of their age,gender,sex,or other protected status is ____________ treatment.It is also illegal to deny equal employment opportunities to such persons; that is ____________impact.

In the use of testing to determine suitability for employment,the critical question for such tests is whether the test is:

In certain situations,a rationale for discriminating on the basis of a business necessity is referred to as:

According to the FLSA,overtime must also be paid to personnel for all work in excess of _______in a 7-day cycle or 171 hours in a 28-day period.

The _________ _________ _________ Act provides minimum salary and overtime provisions covering both public and private sector employees.

The FLSA's overtime provisions apply to all the following persons employed in a police agency except: