Chapter 42

Question 1

Is employment discrimination illegal

Answer 1

Not per se.

Discrimination on a protected status is illegal though.

Question 2

Discrimating against race, color, gender, religion, or national origin is illegal because of the

Answer 2

Civil Rights Act if 1964

Question 3

The employer must do what for the religion of it’s employees

Answer 3

They must make reasonable efforts to accommodate.

They don’t have to accommodate if it constitutes as undue hardship

Question 4

Retaliation

Answer 4

Is another discrimination claim if the employer retaliates after filing a complaint

Question 5

The federal agency that enforces the Civil Rights Act

Answer 5

Equal Employment Opportunity Commision EEOC

EEOC.gov

Question 6

In 2006 the charges to the EEOC were

Answer 6

The largest was race and the next was sex

Question 7

When an employer uses a prohibited criterion in making an employment decision by treating some people less favorably

Answer 7

Disparate treatment

Question 8

Neutral rules that adversely affect a protected class and is not justified by the business

Answer 8

Disparate impact

Question 9

Quid pro quo sexual harassment

Answer 9

Making a benefit contingent on a sexual offer

Question 10

Hostile work environment harassment

Answer 10

Unwelcome comments based on legally protected statuses making a bad work environment

Question 11

Age discrimination is prohibited by the

Answer 11

Age Discrimination in Employment Act ADEA

Protects discrimination in hiring firing or compensating

Question 12

ADEA does not protect

Answer 12

Employees from favoring an older employee for a younger one

Question 13

ADEA prohibits mandatory

Answer 13

Retirement age unless it is justified

Question 14

To file with the ADEA you must be

Answer 14

40+

Question 15

Under common law, at will employment is

Answer 15

Term unable at will by either party unless the employment is for a definite term or the employee is represented by a labor union

Question 16

Injured employees get

Answer 16

Workers compensation if they are injured because of their job

Question 17

Workers comp gives the employer

Answer 17

Strict liability

Question 18

Workers comp offers

Answer 18

A more generous pay than unemployment

Question 19

Employers have to pay into what for each employee they have

Answer 19

The workers comp state fund

Question 20

Who benefits from workers comp

Answer 20

The employee and employer

Question 21

Workers comp spares the employer

Answer 21

Unpredictability of litigation

Question 22

Employees are required to grant employees

Answer 22

Leave for serious health conditions or other certain events

Question 23

FMLA is the

Answer 23

Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 24

FMLA applies to

Answer 24

Employers with over 50 people

Question 25

FMLA grants

Answer 25

Up to 12 weeks of leave during any year that is paid unpaid or a combination

Question 26

The protected statuses are

Answer 26

Race color gender religion national origin

Question 27

Who can add protected statuses

Answer 27

States and cities

Question 28

BFOQ is what

Answer 28

Bonafide occupational qualification This says an employee can make certain qualifications

Question 29

Wrongful discharge is

Answer 29

It is wrongful if it violates a statutory or other established public policy 1. Refusing to violate a statute 2. Exercising a statutory right 3. Performing statutory obligation 4. Reporting a violation of a statute

Question 30

You can be fired for

Answer 30

Any reason except an illegal reason if they are an at will employee