Ch 13. Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Employment Discrimination

Question 1

When a person’s employment opportunities or benefits are granted or denied because of the individual’s submission to sexual advances or requests for sexual favors. (416)

Answer 1

Quid pro quo sexual harassment

Question 2

When unwelcome sexual conduct unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or has the effect of creating an intimidating or offensive work environment. (416)

Answer 2

Hostile work environment sexual harassment

Question 3

The Pregnancy Discrimination act requires employers to treat pregnant workers the same as ___. (431)

Answer 3

any other employee with a temporary medical condition. They must be allowed to work as long as they are capable of performing their jobs.

Question 4

Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy can constitute ___. (431)

Answer 4

sex discrimination

Question 5

Reasonable, nondiscriminatory regulations based upon ___ and ___ will be upheld. (453)

Answer 5

commonly accepted social norms and reasonably related to the employer’s business needs.

Question 6

Potter case (beards and SCBA’s) was more about ___ than ___. (451)

Answer 6

legal strategy than firefighter safety