36. Which of the following actions is NOT one an employer would take to prevent discrimination complaints?
a) developing and enforcing clear policies against discrimination
b) mandating that more minority employees be hired and promoted
c) improving the image of the organization as a desirable place to work
d) adopting programs that further the causes of groups that have been historically disadvantaged
37. In most cases, people can only claim discrimination based upon:
a) race and gender
b) race, gender, disability and religion
c) supervisory behavior
d) immutable characteristics
38. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides protection for individuals based upon the following traits:
a) sex, race, color, religion, and national origin
b) sex, race age, religion, and national origin
c) sex, race, age, disability, religion, and nation origin
d) sex, race, age, disability, religion, and national origin
39. Currently, employers with fewer than this number of employees are NOT covered by Title VII:
a) less than 50 employees
b) less than 25 employees
c) less than 15 employees
d) less than 10 employees
40. This is the federal agency in charge of administrative and judicial enforcement of federal civil rights laws:
a) Department of Labor
b) Bureau of Equal Opportunity
c) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
d) Bureau of Labor Statistics
41. This occurs when all people are NOT given the same opportunity for employment and promotion:
a) equal employment opportunity
b) unequal employment opportunity
c) ineffective management
d) discrimination
42. Title VII offers protection from three distinct types of discrimination:
a) disparate treatment, adverse impact and affirmative action
b) disparate treatment, adverse impact and harassment
c) adverse impact, harassment and age discrimination
d) disparate treatment, harassment and pay discrimination
43. An employer asks all applicants, “As a part of this job, are you able to travel with an overnight stay at least once a week?”
a) this is an example of disparate treatment because it is a job requirement
b) this is an example of adverse impact because it’s a job requirement
c) this question is not discriminatory as overnight travel is a performance requirement
d) this is an example of discrimination
44. Disparate treatment occurs:
a) only when there is not adverse impact
b) when an employer treats certain groups of applicants differently
c) as a part of sexual harassment
d) when using a selection criteria that is not valid
45. A private religious school requires that applicants teaching religion must be of a particular religion. This is an example of:
a) a bonafide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
b) adverse impact
c) disparate treatment
d) equal employment opportunity