HPM 10.12 Flashcards

1
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Managers and supervisors are responsible for maintaining a work environment free of discrimination and harassment and for providing _________ accommodation to qualified employees with disabilities to assist them with performing the essential functions of their positions.

a) Reasonable
b) Appropriate
c) Total
d) Partial

A

a) Reasonable

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All managers and supervisors are responsible and accountable to the appropriate Division Chief for personnel practices consistent with the Department’s EEO Program. Managers and supervisors shall be familiar with EEO policies and shall ensure the dissemination of EEO Program information to all employees within their command. Further, it is the responsibility of all _______and ________ to support, implement, and facilitate the Department’s EEO policy, and to ensure hiring, promotion, assignment, and training of personnel is conducted consistent with policy.

a) Managers and Supervisors
b) Sergeants and Lieutenants
c) Commanders and Chiefs
d) None

A

a) Managers and Supervisors

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Each employee is responsible for ensuring their conduct adheres to the Department’s EEO Program policies. Any employee who willingly and knowingly fails to adhere to the intent of this policy will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to, and including, ________.

a) Written Reprimand
b) MOC
c) Dismissal
d) None

A

c) Dismissal

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4
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Harassment is defined as pervasive, persistent, unwelcome conduct which is perpetuated by an individual’s status in a protected _____.

a) Group
b) People
c) Team
d) None

A

a) Group

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Petty slights, annoyances, and isolated incidents, unless extremely serious, will not rise to the level of harassment. To be unlawful, the conduct must create a work
environment which would be intimidating, hostile, or offensive to a __________________ .

a) Supervisor
b) Sergeant
c) Reasonable Person
d) Complainant

A

c) Reasonable Person

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6
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An employee who engages in unlawful harassment of a coworker is ________
liable for the harassment regardless of whether the employer knew or should have known of the conduct and/or failed to take appropriate corrective action.
a) Personally
b) Not
c) Completely
d) Totally

A

a) Personally

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The Department prohibits any discrimination by any departmental employee. Disciplinary action will be taken against those individuals determined to be in violation of this policy, up to, and including, ____________.

a) Written Reprimand
b) Termination
c) Dock Pay
d) Demotion

A

b) Termination

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True/False- The term “employee” shall include unpaid interns, volunteers, and persons providing services pursuant to a contract.

A

True

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9
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HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 3, Section 1.a.

Under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and California Government Code (GC) Sections 12900 – 12996, of what is sexual harassment a form?
a) Age Discrimination
b) Sexual Discrimination
c) Religious Discrimination
d) None

A

b) Sexual Discrimination

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10
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n addition to unwelcome sexual advances, what else does sexual harassment include?

A

Requests for sexual favors

Other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when the conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment

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11
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True/False- Woman or man be both victim and harasser.

A

True

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12
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It is the policy of the CHP that the working environment be free of __________ including sexual harassment.
a) Fun
b) Quotas
c) Discrimination
d) None of the above

A

c) Discrimination

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13
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Immediate and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against those individuals determined to be in violation of this policy, up to, and including, what?
a) Form 2
b) Dismissal
c) Adverse Action
d) Suspension

A

b) Dismissal

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Reporting incidents of sexual harassment will not result in reprisal against employees alleging they are being harassed. Persons determined to have committed acts of reprisal are subject to what?
a) Termination
b) Suspension
c) Dock Pay
d) Adverse Action

A

d) Adverse Action

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HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 4, Section 3.d.

Government Code Section 12950.1(a) states: “After January 1, 2006, each employer covered by this section shall provide sexual harassment prevention training and education to each supervisory employee in California once every _______ years.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 5

A

c) 2

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16
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HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 5, Section 4.c.

What types of sexual harassment have courts recognized under federal and state law?
a) Quid pro quo
b) Hostile work
environment
c) Verbal
d) A&B
e) B&C

A

d) A&B

17
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True/False- Race, disability, and/or national origin be the basis for a hostile work environment.

A

True

18
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HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 5, Section 4.d.

True/False- Both quid pro quo and hostile work environment harassment occasionally exist in the same case

A

True

19
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HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 5, Section 5.a.

The Department ensures the actions of its managers and supervisors, including the acts of other employees and nonemployees, are above what?
a) Fixing
b) Policy
c) Reproach
d) None

A

c) Reproach

20
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True/False- Regarding sexual harassment and/or a hostile work environment, if the manager or supervisor knows or should have known of such acts, and fails to take timely and appropriate action, may the Department be held liable for the inactions of that manager/supervisor?

A

True

21
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It is the Department’s role and responsibility to investigate complaints of sexual harassment in a timely, thorough, and ____________ manner; taking appropriate action to end any sexual harassment; as well as taking appropriate corrective action against the harasser.
a) Confidential
b) Thorough
c) Complete
d) Total

A

a) Confidential

22
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Managers and supervisors must take __________ action when potential issues are observed or brought to their attention.
a) Total
b) Immediate
c) Full
d) Repeat

A

b) Immediate

23
Q

HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 7, Section 5.e.

The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) implements initial and continual sexual harassment prevention training programs for all supervisors and managers in accordance with GC 12950.1. This section provides that supervisors (including managers) shall receive sexual harassment prevention training within ___ months of their promotion and every ____ years thereafter.

a) 6, 2
b) 12, 4
c) 3, 1
d) None

A

a) 6 and 2

24
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HPM 10.12, Chapter 3, Page 8, Section 6.a.

In determining whether unwelcome sexual conduct rises to the level of a hostile environment, as defined in Title VII, the central issue is whether the conduct unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an ___________, hostile, or offensive work environment.
a) Angry
b) Intimidating
c) Wreckless

A

b) Intimidating

25
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True/False- A third party who is present and is indirectly subjected to sexual behavior, such as seeing inappropriate touching or sexual items, or hearing jokes of a sexual nature directed towards another employee, lodge a complaint of sexual harassment based on hostile environment.

A

True

26
Q

How long is the CHP 237A to be retained in the employee’s personnel file?
a) 5 years
b) 10 years
c) 20 years
d) Entire time of service

A

d) Entire time of service

27
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Government Code Section 12950.1 requires managers and supervisors to attend ______ hours of initial sexual harassment prevention training upon promotion and refresher training every ______ years.

a) 1 hour and 2 years
b) 2 hours and 2 years
c) 3 hours and 3 years
d) 4 hours and 5 years

A

b) 2 hours and 2 years

28
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How long shall the CHP 237 be retained in the employee’s personnel file?
a) 1 year
b) 5 years
c) 10 years
d) Until separation from state service

A

d) Until Separation from state service

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