Exam 35: A: Employment Discrimination

Flynn is a drug addict who has completed a supervised drug-rehabilitation program.Gert used drugs casually in the past.Both work for Home Credit Company.Considered to have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,a plaintiff must show only that unlawful discrimination was the reason for an adverse employment action.

Fact Pattern 35-1B Kit,manager of Long-Term Care Company's office in Metro City,de?cides to replace the office's male employees with females.Nia,an assis?tant manager transferred from a different Long-Term Care office,refuses to cooperate.Kit retali?ates against Nia,who quits.Within a year,the male employees also quit. -Refer to Fact Pattern 35-1B.Kit's action against Nia is most likely

Constructive discharge is a theory that plaintiffs can use to establish any type of discrimination claims under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Disparate-treatment discrimination occurs when an employer intention?ally discrim?inates against an employee who is a member of a protected class.

Hu believes that he is a victim of a form of employment discrimination that falls under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Compliance with this statute is monitored by

Svetlana,a fifty-five-year-old member of a racial minority with a disability,believes that she is a victim of employment discrimination.Potentially the most widespread form of discrimination is based on

An employer may be liable for the harassment of nonemployees if the employer knew about the harassment and failed to take corrective action.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 defines persons with disabilities as persons with physical or mental impairments that "substantially limit" their everyday activities.

Paolo has cerebral palsy,Quincy has kleptomania,and both work for Reality Insurance Company.Considered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act

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

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination against majority group individuals,such as white males.

Truman applies for a job at Skylight Canopy Corporation for which he is well quali?fied,but for which he is rejected.Skylight continues to seek applicants and eventually fills the posi?tion with a person who is not a member of a mi?nority.Truman is most likely to succeed in a suit against Skylight for discrimination if he is a member of

Any employee,except an undocumented alien,can bring an action for employment discrimination.

Mold & Dye Corporation is a private employer in?volved in an employment discrimination suit under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Punitive damages may be recovered against Mold & Dye only if the employer

Dan has AIDS,Eve is blind,and both work for First National Bank.Con?sidered disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Employers are not required to modify their job-application and selection process so that those with disabilities can compete for jobs with those who do not have disabilities.

Riki files a suit against Stevedore Shipping Corporation under the Civil Rights Act of 1964,alleging employment discrimination on the basis of gender on a disparate-impact theory.To succeed,Riki must show that Stevedore hires fewer women than the per?centage of

Fact Pattern 35-2B Ida replaces Hector in his job at Grocers Market Corporation (GMC). -Refer to Fact Pattern 35-2B.Hector believes that he has been discriminated against on the basis of his age.For the Age Dis?crimination in Employment Act of 1967 to apply

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