HPM 10.12 EEO Flashcards
- Training opportunities, whether on-the-job, departmental, or specialized, are critical to the Department’s ability to achieve a labor force which is aware and sensitive to, as well as representative of, the inhabitants of the _____
_________.
State of California
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity serves as the liaison and correspondent to state and federal agencies regarding EEO issues. Office of Equal Employment Opportunity reviews, processes, and submits finalized investigations to state and federal compliance agencies such as Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
True
Harassment is defined as pervasive, persistent, unwelcome conduct which is perpetuated by an individual’s ___________.
status in a protected group
For a complaint of discrimination based on religion…
. It does not have to be an organized group, traditional denomination, or world religion. However, the employee must demonstrate their faith is a truly held belief.
True
Courts have recognized two types of sexual harassment under federal and state law. These include
quid pro quo
hostile work environment
The Department may not discriminate against a drug addict who is not currently using drugs and has been rehabilitated. Discrimination is illegal when actions are based on a history of drug addiction. (Exception: Dept. may refuse to hire because of history of
drug abuse.)
True
Which of the following disabilities does not qualify a person to participate in LEAP?
economic
Federal and state laws prohibit the Department from making inquiries into an applicant’s medical status/history prior to making a conditional offer of employment.
True
The Commanders role in the Upward Mobility Program includes all of the following except:
Provide additional training to substandard employees at their own cost.
The percent rate for the Department to determine the need for a bilingual position in regards to contact with non-english speaking persons is:
10 percent or more
The Department-wide, long-range goal is to achieve a workforce that is representative of the state’s relevant labor force in all occupations and at all levels. A workforce analysis is conducted ___________ in order to provide
direction for the Department’s EEO Program.
Annually
An employee who wishes to participate in the Departmental Upward Mobility Program must be in a classification identified in the California State Civil Service Pay Scales as a ____________ occupation?
Low-paying
Each year, all state departments with ____ or more employees are required to compare race, ethnicity, gender, and disability representation of the state civil
workforce with relevant California labor force representations to identify any group with significantly lower representation referred to a
s underutilization?
50
Government Code Section 18850 provides the authority for the State Personnel Board to adopt, by resolution, the Bilingual Salary Program. This program was adopted to provide compensation to those employees that use bilingual skills that, on a continuing basis, average ___ percent of the employee’s work time?
10
Which of the following is not a true statement with regard to Legal Obligations involving Alcoholism and Illegal Drug Abuse?
Employees who use prescribed drugs or alcohol may not be required to meet the same standards of performance and conduct that are set for other employees.
“may be”
The Department cannot deny an employment opportunity to a qualified applicant or employee because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation, unless it would cause ___________on the organization or pose a ___________ to the individual or others?
An undue hardship / direct threat
Reasonable accommodations may include, but should not be limited to the following, except?
a. Making Test Sites Accessible
b. Making Written Test Accommodations
c. Modifying Work Sites
d. Restructuring Jobs
e. Adopting Flexible Leave Policies
f. All of the above are examples of Reasonable Accommodations
F. All of the above
