Question 1

The application requirements for Western Airlines pilot positions require candidates to have logged at least 200 hours piloting an aircraft within the previous 36 months.In addition,applicants must have 2,500 hours of experience in the air with at least 1,000 hours as the commanding pilot of a commercial airplane.A 4-year college degree is also required.Jeff Sanchez,who is Hispanic,applied for a position as a pilot and was rejected because he has a degree from a 2-year college and only 2,000 hours of flight experience.Jeff is suing Western Airlines for discriminatory hiring practices. Which of the following statements is most likely relevant to this court case against Western Airlines?

Accepted Answer

A) Most pilots at Western Airlines belong to labor unions and are involved in collective bargaining arrangements detrimental to the industry. 
B) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prevents firms,such as Western Airlines,from discriminating when age is a BFOQ. 
C) The job requirements for pilots at Western Airlines are a business necessity due to the human risks associated with hiring unqualified applicants. 
D) Western Airlines has been in operation for over 20 years and has never been sued for EEO violations.

Question 2

Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work;require equivalent skills,effort,and responsibility;and are performed under similar working conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) Title VII 
B) Equal Pay Act of 1963 
C) Executive Order 11246 
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

Question 3

Rollins and Associates is making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented,protected individuals.Rollins and Associates is most likely participating in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) progressive desegregation 
B) affirmative action 
C) progressive action 
D) permitted discrimination

Question 4

Which of the following refers to the variety of demographic features that characterize a company's workforce?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentricity 
B) competency 
C) diversity 
D) mobility

Question 5

What equal employment opportunity laws address disabled workers? What defenses are available to an employer that is charged with discriminating against a disabled individual?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

All of the following are likely to increase employee support to an affirmative action program EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) transparent selection procedures 
B) clear communication 
C) effective tokenism 
D) valid justifications

Question 7

When addressing EEOC claims,it is recommended that employers ________.

Accepted Answer

A) provide investigators with access to the records of all employees at the firm 
B) avoid providing a position statement because of the potential for misuse 
C) meet with the employee who made the complaint to clarify relevant issues 
D) avoid conducting a private investigation because of the conflict of interest

Question 8

Which of the following would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

Accepted Answer

A) Employment Non-Discrimination Act 
B) Federal Violence Against Women Act 
C) Pregnancy Discrimination Act 
D) Equal Pay Act

Question 9

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 does not list specific disabilities but provides impairment guidelines instead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is most likely NOT a discriminatory recruitment practice?

Accepted Answer

A) spreading information about job openings through word-of-mouth among a firm's predominantly Hispanic workforce 
B) providing misleading information to Asian and Indian job applicants 
C) refusing to advise older applicants about work opportunities 
D) posting job advertisements only in local newspapers

Question 12

Title VII forbids testing or screening of job applicants because testing could systematically discriminate against some protected classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Gender-role stereotyping is best defined as the tendency to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) associate women with certain jobs 
B) appoint women to high-profile positions 
C) build a workforce with primarily one gender 
D) pay women and men differently for the same job

Question 14

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act,which of the following is considered a disability?

Accepted Answer

A) homosexuality 
B) voyeurism 
C) compulsive gambling 
D) cosmetic disfigurement

Question 15

Which term refers to taking specific actions toward or against the person based on the person's group?

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) collegiality 
C) discrimination 
D) stereotyping

Question 16

Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 apply to which of the following employers?

Accepted Answer

A) publicly traded firms 
B) federal contractors 
C) small businesses 
D) private employers

Question 17

According to the EEOC process,which of the following is NOT an option for an employer faced with an offer to mediate an employment discrimination charge?

Accepted Answer

A) file a lawsuit against the EEOC in state court 
B) make a settlement offer without mediation 
C) prepare a position statement for the EEOC 
D) agree to mediate the charge

Question 18

If an employer offers its employees disability coverage,then it must treat pregnancy and childbirth like any other disability and include it in the plan as a covered condition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In which of the following jobs would it most likely be appropriate to use gender as a BFOQ?

Accepted Answer

A) actor in a toothpaste commercial 
B) teacher at a private,all-girls school 
C) prison guard at a federal penitentiary 
D) firefighter in a metropolitan fire department

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of firms with exemplary reputations for managing diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) female CEOs 
B) global workers 
C) top management support 
D) career development programs

Exam 2: Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs involve equal work;require equivalent skills,effort,and responsibility;and are performed under similar working conditions?

Rollins and Associates is making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented,protected individuals.Rollins and Associates is most likely participating in ________.

Which of the following refers to the variety of demographic features that characterize a company's workforce?

What equal employment opportunity laws address disabled workers? What defenses are available to an employer that is charged with discriminating against a disabled individual?

All of the following are likely to increase employee support to an affirmative action program EXCEPT ________.

When addressing EEOC claims,it is recommended that employers ________.

Which of the following would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII.

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 does not list specific disabilities but provides impairment guidelines instead.

Which of the following is most likely NOT a discriminatory recruitment practice?

Title VII forbids testing or screening of job applicants because testing could systematically discriminate against some protected classes.

Gender-role stereotyping is best defined as the tendency to ________.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act,which of the following is considered a disability?

Which term refers to taking specific actions toward or against the person based on the person's group?

Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 apply to which of the following employers?

According to the EEOC process,which of the following is NOT an option for an employer faced with an offer to mediate an employment discrimination charge?

If an employer offers its employees disability coverage,then it must treat pregnancy and childbirth like any other disability and include it in the plan as a covered condition.

In which of the following jobs would it most likely be appropriate to use gender as a BFOQ?

Which of the following is a characteristic of firms with exemplary reputations for managing diversity?