Exam 29: Employment Discrimination

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits mandatory retirement for nonmanagerial workers.

Employers who do not accommodate the needs of persons with disabili-ties must demonstrate that the accommodations would cause undue hardship.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act applies to employers with fifteen or less employees.

Disparate-treatment discrimination occurs when a protected group of people is adversely affected by an employer's practices,procedures,or tests even though they do not appear to be discriminatory.

Federal law does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion in classifying jobs.

Employees who leave their jobs voluntarily may still claim under Title VII that they were "constructively discharged" by their employer.

In a retaliation claim,plaintiffs must prove that the challenged action adversely affected their workplace or employment.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits job discrimination on the basis of merit.

Lingerie Closet,a women's clothing store,employs female attendants to assist customers in the dressing rooms. Mark,a forty-one-year-old male,applies for an attendant's job,but is not hired. In Mark's suit against Lingerie Closet for employment discrimination under Title VII,the store has

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,most private firms are required to adopt affirmative action policies.

Helene,a disabled person,applies for a job at Industrial Engineering Applications Inc. for which she is well qualified,but for which she is rejected. Industrial Engineering continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the position with a person who is not disabled. Helene is most likely to succeed in a suit against Industrial Engineering for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act if she can show that

Women affected by pregnancy must be treated the same as other persons not so affected but similar in ability to work.

A tangible employment action is a significant change in employment status or benefits.

To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against MVMC,Lomax will have to show that

Ian is an alcoholic who has completed a supervised substance-abuse rehabilitation program. Jerry is often bored with the repetitiveness of her job. Kit reports to work when she "feels like working." Considered to have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act is

Neville,a member of a protected class,applies for a job with Origami Paper Products Corporation,but fails the company's employment test and is not hired. Neville believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so,this is

If a job applicant or an employee with a disability,with reasonable accommodation,can perform essential job functions,the employer must make the accommodation.

When the harassment of co-workers creates a hostile working environment,an employee may have a cause of action against an employer.

Craig applies for a job at Dispatch Transportation & Warehousing,Inc.,for which he is well qualified. He passes a test to determine which applicants are eligible for hiring,but the employer discards the results,and Craig is rejected. Dispatch continues to seek applicants. -Craig files a suit against Dispatch under the Civil Rights Act,claiming discrimination. To support this claim,Craig must show that he is a member of

Kyla replaces Lomax in his job at Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Corporation (MVMC). -Lomax believes that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age. For the Age Dis-crimination in Employment Act to apply