Chap 3: LEGAL ISSUES IN EMPLOYEE SELECTION

Question 1

A branch of the Department of Labor charged with investigating and prosecuting complaints of employment discrimination

Answer 1

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Question 2

(EEOC) of PH

Answer 2

Bureau of Local Employment (Under DOLE)

Question 3

A process in which an employee files a
complaint with the organization and a person or committee within the organization makes a
decision regarding the complaint.

Answer 3

Grievance system

Question 4

A method of resolving conflict in which a neutral third party is asked to help the two parties reach an agreement

Answer 4

Mediation

Question 5

A method of resolving conflicts in which a neutral third party is asked to choose which side is correct.

Answer 5

Arbitration

Question 6

A method of resolving conflicts in which a neutral third party is asked to choose which side is correct and in which neither party is allowed to appeal the decision.

Answer 6

Binding arbitration

Question 7

A method of resolving conflicts in which a neutral third party is asked to choose which side is correct but in which either party may appeal the decision

Answer 7

Nonbinding arbitration

Question 8

The interpretation of a law by a court through a verdict in a trial, setting precedent for subsequent court decisions.

Answer 8

Case law

Question 9

Any group of people for whom protective legislation has been passed

Answer 9

Protected class

Question 10

On the basis of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991, as well as the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race.
According to Congress, the four ____ are African American, White, Asian American, and Native
American India

Answer 10

Race

Question 11

Protected under the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991

Answer 11

Race, Color, Sex, National Origin, Religion.

Question 12

A federal law that, with its
amendments, forbids discrimination against an individual who is over the age of 40

Answer 12

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

Question 13

Federal act passed in 1973 that prohibits federal government contractors or subcontractors from discriminating against the physically or mentally handicapped.

Answer 13

Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Question 14

A federal law, passed in 1990, that
forbids discrimination against the physically and mentally disabled

Answer 14

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Question 15

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of PH

Answer 15

RA 7277 “Magna Carta for Persons with Disability”

Question 16

A 1978 federal law protecting the rights of pregnant women.

Answer 16

Pregnancy Discrimination
Act

Question 17

Pregnancy Discrimination Act of PH

Answer 17

Magna Carta for Women - Republic Act No. 9710

Question 18

A selection requirement that is necessary for the performance of job-related duties and for which there is no substitute.
-can be performed only by a person in a particular class

Answer 18

Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)

Question 19

An employment practice that results in members of a protected class being negatively affected at a
higher rate than members of the majority class.
- usually determined by the four-fifths rule.

Answer 19

Adverse impact

Question 20

When the selection ratio for one group (e.g., females) is less than 80% (four-fifths) of the selection ratio for another group (e.g., males), adverse impact is said to exist.

Answer 20

Four-fifths rule

Question 21

The extent to which a test or measure taps a knowledge, skill, ability, behavior, or other characteristic needed to successfully perform a job.

Answer 21

Job related

Question 22

2 Types of Harassment

Answer 22

Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment

Question 23

A type of sexual harassment in which the granting of sexual favors is tied to an employment decision as promotions and salary increase.

Answer 23

Quid pro quo

Question 24

A type of harassment characterized by a pattern of unwanted conduct related to gender that interferes with an individual’s work performance.

Answer 24

Hostile environment

Question 25

The amendment to the U.S.
Constitution that protects against
unreasonable search or seizure; the amendment has been ruled
to cover such privacy issues as
drug testing, locker and office searches, psychological testing,
and electronic surveillance.

Answer 25

Fourth Amendment

Question 26

Requires federal contractors to
maintain a drug-free workplace.

Answer 26

Drug-Free Workplace Act

Question 27

Decisions that affects an employee

Answer 27

Employment decision

Question 28

neutral third party in mediation

Answer 28

national mediation board

Question 29

Neutral third party in arbitration

Answer 29

national labor relations commision

Question 30

RA 10911 (2016)

Answer 30

Anti-Age discrimination in Employment Act