Chapter 19 - Employment Discrimination

Question 1

Equal Pay Act of 1963

Answer 1

Workers may not be paid at a lesser rate than employees of opposite sex for equal work

Question 2

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 2

Says that it is illegal for employers with 15 or more employees to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Question 3

Disparate Treatment

Answer 3

Being treated differently because of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin

Question 4

Prima facie

Answer 4

“From its first appearance”

Question 5

Disparate Impact

Answer 5

A rule that is not necessarily discriminatory, but excludes too many people in a protected group

Question 6

Hostile Work Environment

Answer 6

Permitting a work environment that is so hostile towards people in a protected category that it affects their work

Question 7

Retaliation

Answer 7

Employer does something that would deter a reasonable worker from complaining about discrimination

Question 8

Family Responsibility Discrimination

Answer 8

Violation where men and women are treated differently because of their role in the home

Question 9

Reverse Discrimination

Answer 9

Making employment decision that harms a white person or man because of his gender, color, or race

Question 10

Affirmative Action Programs

Answer 10

Remedy the effects of past discrimination

Question 11

Litigation

Answer 11

Courts have power to order affirmative action to remedy the effects of past discrimination

Question 12

Voluntary Action

Answer 12

Employers voluntarily entering an affirmative action plan to remedy effects of past practices

Question 13

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

Answer 13

Employer can establish discriminatory job requirements if they are essential to the position in question

Question 14

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Answer 14

Employer with 20 or more workers may not fire, refuse to hire, or fail to promote a person because they are 40 or older

Question 15

Americans with Disabilities Act

Answer 15

Prohibits employers with 15 or more workers from discrimination on the basis of disability

Question 16

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)

Answer 16

Employers with 15 or more workers may not require genetic testing or use family medical history as a factor in employment