Exam 25: Employment Discrimination

An employer is not liable for the sexual harassment of an employee by the employee's supervisor.

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

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 defines disabled persons as persons impaired mentally or physically "in any way."

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

Terminating an employee who uses drugs violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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

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

Lloyd and Milly are employees of NuTech Corporation.They have the same job.Under the Equal Pay Act,NuTech can legitimately pay Lloyd more than Milly on the basis of

An employer can be liable for an employee's sexual harassment of a member of the same gender.

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

Fact Pattern 25-3 Lita replaces Manny in his job at Neighborly Business Corporation (NBC). -Refer to Fact Pattern 25-3.To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against CBC,Manny will have to show that

Fact Pattern 25-1 Fay works for General Construction Contractors (GCC) but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay at¬tempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks." -Refer to Fact Pattern 25-1.To successfully defend itself in Fay's suit,GCC must show that Hank's statement was

Fact Pattern 25-1 Fay works for General Construction Contractors (GCC) but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay at¬tempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks." -Refer to Fact Pattern 25-1.Fay files a suit against GCC under Title VII.To succeed,Fay must show that Hank's statement was

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

Disparate-impact discrimination occurs when an employer intentionally discriminates against an employee who is a member of a protected class.

Title VII does not cover employees' online activities.

An employer's discrimination against job applicants or employees on certain bases may violate both federal and state laws.

Lew,a member of a protected class,applies for a job with Mit-E Construction Company,but fails Mit-E's employment test and is not hired.Lew believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect.If so,this is

Chris sues Delta,Inc.,for employment discrimination under a state law.When compared to federal law,state law may apply to firms with

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