Exam 30: Employment Discrimination

Cora,a female,and Dom,a male,are employees of Equipment Leasing Corporation.Cora regularly e-mails sexually explicit images to Dom via Equipment Leasing's computer network.Dom finds this offensive.This is

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,a person with a physical impairment that "substantially limits" everyday activities is disabled.

Rail Systems Equipment Corporation discharges Porter,who sues Rail Systems for employment discrimination under Title VII.The defendant learns that Porter lied on his job application and argues that,had it known of the lie,it would have fired him.This is

Kyla is a salesperson for Liberty Financial Corporation.Micky is also a Liberty salesperson.Neil is Kyla and Micky's supervisor.Owen is a Liberty customer.Liberty may be liable for sexual harassment to Kyla by

Personnel Staffing Corporation meets all of the requirements to be subject to the federal employment discrimination laws.Among these,the most important statute prohibiting discrimination against members of protected classes is

Job requirements that relate to job performance cannot violate employment discrimination laws.

A small difference in job content can justify higher pay for one gender.

Cody believes that Delta Corporation has discriminated against him on the basis of gender.Cody files a suit against Delta under Title VII.To establish a prima facie case of employment discrimination,Cody must show that

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,a person with a mental impairment that "substantially limits" everyday activities is not disabled.

Under current law,an employer cannot adopt an affirmative action plan.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination on the basis of experience.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age against persons over eighteen.

Research Statistics Corporation uses a merit system to pay its employees according to their job performance.Suki,a female,and Troy,a male,are Research employees with comparable jobs.Due to superior performance,Suki is paid more than Troy.This is

To bring an action against an employer based on intentional discrimination,a person must show that he or she is a member of a protected class.

An employer is not liable for the sexual harassment of an employee by a co-worker.

Dick works for First City Bank.When his spouse Elin is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease,Dick asks to take temporary leave to care for her.First City discharges him.He files a suit against the bank under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.Most likely,Dick can

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,disabled employees are entitled to "reasonable accommodation."

An employer who discovers an employee's misconduct after discharging the employee may have a good defense to an employment discrimination suit.

Title VII does not cover employees' online activities.

A good business reason for a practice that has a discriminatory effect may permit an employer to avoid liability for discrimination.