31.The ____ specifies that pregnancy discrimination is a form of sex discrimination and is therefore illegal.
a.Civil Rights Act of 1964
b.Pregnancy Discrimination Act
c.EEOC guidelines on sexual discrimination
d.EEOC guidelines on pregnancy discrimination
32.Which act requires employers to grant workers unpaid leave for the care of a newborn child, an ill family member, or their own illness?
a.Civil Rights Act of 1964
b.Civil Rights Act of 1991
c.The Family and Medical Leave Act
d.Pregnancy Discrimination Act
33.In which of the following cases can an employer of more than 50 people exempt an employee from taking leave under FMLA?
a.If the individual is one of the lowest paid in the firm.
b.If the individual is one of the highest paid in the firm.
c.If both the individual and spouse are employees of the firm.
d.If the individual is not able to provide the mandatory 30-day notice.
34.In which of the following circumstances would an employee be liable to reimburse the employer for insurance premiums paid during leave?
a.If the employee is unable to return to work after leave is over.
b.If the employee goes on leave without providing 30 days’ notice.
c.If the employee is able to return to work after leave, yet chooses not to.
d.If the leave is due to personal health problems not covered by insurance.
35.Which of the following excludes women of childbearing age from jobs that could cause potential reproductive hazards?
a.Fetal protection policies
b.The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
c.The Occupational Safety and Health Act
d.EEOC guidelines on pregnancy discrimination
36.Fetal protection policies exclude women of childbearing age from jobs that could cause potential reproductive hazards in all but which of the following cases?
a.If the woman is unmarried.
b.If the woman is using birth control.
c.If the woman has no childbearing intentions.
d.If the woman can show proof of surgical sterilization.
37.What was the Supreme Court’s stand in the case in which a company’s FPP barred all fertile women from jobs involving exposure to high amounts of lead?
a.The Supreme Court ruled that the FPP was discriminatory.
b.The Supreme Court ruled that the FPP was well-intentioned.
c.The Supreme Court ruled that the FPP was an OSHA requirement.
d.The Supreme Court ruled that the FPP minimized the employers legal liability.
38.All but which of the following statements are true regarding fetal protection policies?
a.FPPs can be considered discriminatory.
b.FPPs minimize employers legal liability.
c.FPPs help employers meet their moral obligations.
d.FPPs exclude all women of childbearing age from dangerous jobs.
39.A decision to discharge an employee is discriminatory if it is influenced by the employee’s:
a.union membership.
b.on-the-job behavior.
c.ability to perform the job.
d.protected group membership.
40.What is the first step in a progressive discipline system?
a.Probation
b.Suspension
c.Oral warning
d.Written warning