Exam 3: Implementing Equal Employment Opportunity

An employer may also be responsible for the acts of nonemployees,with respect to sexual harassment of employees in the workplace,where the employer (or its agents or supervisory employees)knows or should have known of the conduct and fails to take immediate and appropriate corrective action.

Courts have uniformly held that adverse action against individuals who undergo or announce an intention to undergo sex-change surgery violates Title VII.

The EEOC has the power to file a lawsuit against an employer for the violation of one of the laws the EEOC administers.

The practice of having more minorities or women in a job category than would reasonably be expected is referred to as:

The most frequent accommodation issue under Title VII's religious discrimination provisions arises from the conflict between religious practices and work schedules.

All federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts over $50,000 and 50 or more employees are required to develop and implement written affirmative action plans,which are monitored by the ____.

Individuals who are diagnosed as HIV-positive but haven't developed symptoms of the condition are not considered to be disabled.

Explain the term "employment parity".

If the EEOC does not file a lawsuit in a civil rights case,the person bringing the charge has no recourse and cannot prevail in the dispute.

Which of the following questions is to be avoided in a preemployment inquiry?

The practice of having fewer minorities or women in a particular job category than their corresponding numbers in the relevant labor market is referred to as ____.

Define the term "sexual harassment".

When business necessity is established,an employer can exclude all persons who do not meet specifications regardless of whether the specifications have an adverse impact on a protected group.

Concentration refers to the situation in which the proportion of minorities and women employed by the organization equals the proportion in the organization's relevant labor market.

The comparable worth theory states that every job by its very nature has a worth to the employer and society that can be measured and assigned a value.

The EEO-1 report requires a breakdown of the employer's workforce in specified job categories by race,sex,and ____.

Which of the following questions regarding the citizenship of an applicant is permitted to be asked during a pre-employment interview?

The Supreme Court determined HIV-positive status to be a:

Which of the following is true regarding the comparable worth theory?

The EEOC will attempt to conciliate an agreement between the charging party and the employer if the EEOC's investigation results in a finding of "reasonable cause."