Question 19. 19. In order for a case of discrimination to be heard by the courts, the complaint must be filed within ____ days of the discriminatory act. (Points : 1) |
[removed] 120
[removed] 140
[removed] 160
[removed] 180 |
Question 20. 20. In the past few years, about ____ discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Points : 1) |
[removed] 75,000
[removed] 180,000
[removed] 950
[removed] 10,000 |
Question 21. 21. AT&G does not have any female employees. Ann Smith applied for a job as a machine operator. Though she did not obtain the minimum score of 40 on the machine operator test, AT&G plans to hire her as part of their new affirmative action plan. There are 10 men who passed the test who did not get hired. Is this legal? (Points : 1) |
[removed] No, an applicant must be qualified to be given preference based on gender or race
[removed] No, preference is never allowed
[removed] Yes, because AT&G has no women employees, they can do this
[removed] Yes, because they are only changing their rules for one person, this would be a reasonable plan |
Question 22. 22. There are several affirmative action strategies an employer could use. If an employer advertised in magazines and newspapers with a minority readership, it would be using which of the following strategies? (Points : 1) |
[removed] Identification of discriminatory practices
[removed] Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities
[removed] Recruitment of minority applicants
[removed] Recruiting through employee referrals |
Question 23. 23. “English only” requirements at work are: (Points : 1) |
[removed] always illegal
[removed] always legal
[removed] are legal if they are job related
[removed] legal if most of employees only speak English |
Question 24. 24. Based on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following are protected races except: (Points : 1) |
[removed] African Americans
[removed] Asian Americans
[removed] Native American Indians
[removed] all three of these are protected races |
Question 25. 25. Unlike the Fourteenth Amendment, for an employment practice to be potentially illegal under the Civil Rights Act, the discrimination does not have to: (Points : 1) |
[removed] be continuous
[removed] be intentional
[removed] effect large groups
[removed] show past discrimination |
Question 26. 26. Nagy Industries is considering reserving the best parking spots for employees who are 7 months pregnant. Is this legal? (Points : 1) |
[removed] No, giving preference would violate the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
[removed] No, pregnancy can not be treated better than other short term disabilities
[removed] Yes, pregnancy can be treated better than other short term disabilities
[removed] Yes, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires companies to provide accommodations |
Question 27. 27. The EEOC usually handles alleged violations of: (Points : 1) |
[removed] state laws
[removed] federal laws
[removed] county laws
[removed] none of these |
Question 28. 28. Asking a coworker out on a date is sexual harassment if: (Points : 1) |
[removed] he/she is not interested
[removed] the request is made several times
[removed] both options must occur
[removed] either of the two options occurs |
Question 29. 29. Which of the following is not an important factor in filing a complaint of age discrimination? (Points : 1) |
[removed] you are at least 40
[removed] a younger person was hired to replace you
[removed] you were a good employee
[removed] all three are important factors |
Question 30. 30. Hypotheses are based on: (Points : 1) |