employment law

Question 1

1. A files a claim of discrimination on the basis of race against her employer with the EEOC. The employer learns of the charge and assigns A to do less desirable task and cuts her hours. What additional charge can A levy against her
   employer

Answer 1

Disparate Treatment

Question 2

Discriminazation is not always

Answer 2

illegal it can depend. Federal Law, State law, and something else

Question 3

What is the EEOC?

Answer 3

Equal employment opportunity commision

Question 4

What does the EEOC do?

Answer 4

They are the federal agency that investigates discrimization they do not charge a fee but they are not your avigate they are a neutral investagator

Question 5

Name three protected statuses under federal law.

Answer 5

race, color, religion, national origin

Question 6

Can states add to the list of protected statuses.

Answer 6

Yes ex( weight and height)

Question 7

bfoq

Answer 7

Bona fide occupational qualification

Question 8

what is the purpose of bona fide occupational qualification

Answer 8

is a characteristic or attribute required for a job that could be considered discrimination

Question 9

disparate treatment occurs when

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Disparate impact

Answer 10

you don’t hire someone for a reason that is unrelated to the job

Question 11

Disparate impact example

Answer 11

an accounting firm hiring entry level accountants who have to be a minimum of 6 feet tall.

Question 12

Is criminal record a protective status

Answer 12

no

Question 13

what is sexual Harrassment

Answer 13

an illegal form of sexual discrimination that includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

Question 14

2 types of sexual harrassment

Answer 14

Quid pro quo

2. Hostile work environment harassment

Question 15

Quid pro quo

Answer 15

one thing for another

Question 16

Hostile work environment-

Answer 16

when unwelcome comments/conduct it interferes w/ employees work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment
Unwelcomed and repeated for it to be reported

Question 17

Which doctrine allows in the absence of a contract, an employee to quit for any reason and an employer to terminate employment of an employee at any time and for any reason

Answer 17

At will employment doctrine

Question 18

Age discrimination in employment Act (

Answer 18

prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, firing or compensating.

Question 19

ADEA does not prohibit

Answer 19

employees from favoring an older employee over a younger employee.

Question 20

Workers’ compensation is

Answer 20

Compensation awarded to an injured employee whose injury arose out of and in the course of employment.

Question 21

The basis for employer liability is

Answer 21

is strict liability. Regardless of how careful the employer was or how negligent the employee was, the employee is entitled to workers’ comp.

Question 22

FMLA means

Answer 22

Family and Medical Leave Act

Question 23

Family and Medical Leave Act requires

Answer 23

some employers to grant employers leave for serious health conditions or certain other events

Question 24

Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits

Answer 24

employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, or national origin.

Question 25

Employment discrimination that is illegal is the

Answer 25

hiring, firing, compensating, promoting or training of employee based on race, color, gender, religion or national origin.