Test 3 Material Continued Flashcards
Kimberly, an employee at the All-American Tool Company, informs her supervisor that she is pregnant. Her supervisor feels the need to lighten Kimberly’s work load, though she never requested it. Kimberly is assigned simple tasks and excluded from office meetings and other activities. As a result, Kimberly is not provided an opportunity to effectively compete with her co-workers that financial year. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?
A.Kimberly has no claim because the Pregnancy Discrimination Act mandates that pregnant employees must be given light work.
B.Kimberly has a valid claim under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act because the act prohibits treating employees differently in many ways regarding pregnancy and childbirth.
C.Kimberly has no claim because pregnancy is treated as a serious disability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D.Kimberly has a valid discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 only if she can show that she is a single parent.
B
Fetal protection policies are:
A.legally required only if an employer has more female employees than male employees.
B.prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 if the policy applies only to women.
C.prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards Act if the policy applies equally to both women and men.
D.judicially administered only when there are more male employees than female employees in a workplace.
B
Cassie works for RedBug Telecommunications Inc. as a customer relationship executive. According to the company’s grooming policy, male customer relationship executives can wear normal business attire to work, but female employees are required to wear uniforms, though both perform the same duties. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?
A.Cassie does not have a claim for gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because RedBug Telecommunications hires both male and female employees.
B.Cassie has a valid gender discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because female employees are being treated differently from male employees regarding attire with no reasonable job-related justification.
C.Cassie does not have a claim for gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as long as RedBug Telecommunications can show that both male and female customer relationship executives are paid equally.
D.Cassie has a valid gender discrimination claim because Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 restricts employers from imposing grooming codes on their employees.
B
An employer may legitimately decide not to hire individuals of a given gender if:
A.the job requires employees of a given gender to interact with the opposite gender on a regular basis.
B. the customers have a preference for employees of a particular gender.
C.doing so would pose a logistical hardship that involves an unreasonable financial burden on the employer.
D.doing so would eliminate the bona fide occupational qualification defense.
C
The 1991 Civil Rights Act created the Glass Ceiling Commission to:
A. eliminate discrimination based on a person’s affinity orientation.
B. fix a cap on the compensation provided to top managers of publicly held companies.
C. investigate the barriers to female and minority advancement in the workplace.
D.protect transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.
C
Which of the following statements is true of complaints about acts of sexual harassment?
A.They are accepted only if they are in a written form.
B.They need not be treated seriously or investigated if made anonymously.
C.They can be made by anyone who has observed the harassment in the workplace.
D.They are accepted only in cases where the harassee is a female employee.
C
When an employee alleges sexual harassment based on a hostile work environment, the:
A.harassment should be sufficiently severe or pervasive to create an abusive working environment.
B.harassee needs to show that the employer was completely unaware of the sexually hostile work environment.
C.harassee, if male, needs to show that he belongs to a protected group.
D.harassment needs to only exist and need not be severe or extensive in nature to be found to be hostile.
A
Henry and Rochelle work in the claims department of an insurance company. On Rochelle’s birthday, Henry stops by her cubicle and gives her a cupcake with a heart on the frosting and asks her out to dinner. Rochelle, having never spoken to Henry before, finds his actions strange and declines his offer. Henry does not make any more advances, but Rochelle finds him creepy whenever she sees him in the office. Which of the following holds true in this case?
A.Rochelle has a claim under quid pro quo sexual harassment.
B.Rochelle has a claim under hostile work environment sexual harassment.
C.Rochelle does not have a claim for sexual harassment because her claim would be based on one isolated incident that is not serious enough to warrant undue concern.
C.Rochelle does not have a claim because sexual harassment has to involve physical assault to be considered unlawful.
C
Gregory, the manager of a consulting firm, invariably yells at all of his employees, calling them “stupid,” “idiot,” “useless,” or similar terms. However, when he shouts at his female staff members, he usually adds an additional word such as “bitch,” “whore,” or some other obscene reference specific to the gender. Adrianne, a subordinate who is fed up with Gregory’s behavior, decides to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Which of the following holds true in this case?
A. Adrianne can prevail on a hostile environment sexual harassment claim because Gregory’s hostility has a component specifically directed at women.
B.Adrianne can prevail on a complaint of hostile environment gender discrimination only under state laws but not under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C.Adrianne cannot prevail on a hostile environment gender discrimination claim because Gregory has not asked her for sexual favors.
D.Adrianne cannot prevail on a complaint of hostile environment sexual harassment because Gregory invariably yells at his male employees as well.
A
Homer and Julia are part of the cheese production team at the Mayberry Dairy. All of the team members share a harmonious work relationship. However, a calendar featuring a semi-nude woman in a sexually suggestive pose on Homer’s desk makes Julia uncomfortable. She asks Homer to remove it, but Homer does not oblige, insisting that he has been getting that same brand of calendar for five years and sees no reason to replace it now.
To file and prevail on a sexual harassment claim, Julia must prove that:
A.the images on the calendar clash with her religious beliefs.
B.their employer has tried to take remedial action against Homer several times.
C.the calendar creates a hostile or abusive work environment.
D.no other male employee in the workplace has displayed such obscene images of women.
C
