HPM 10.12 Equal Employment Opportunity Flashcards
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.
a. quarterly
b. Biannually
c. Annually
d. During even numbered years
c. Annually
An employee who wishes to participate in the Department’s Upward Mobility Program must be in a classification identified in the California State Civil Service pay scale as a ____________ occupation?
a. Low Paying
b. Entry Level
c. Minor Classification
d. All of the Above
a. Low Paying
Each year all Department’s with ____ or more employees are required to compare race, ethnicity, gender, and disability representation of state civil workforce with relevant California labor force representation referred to as underutilization?
a. 15
b. 50
c. 100
d. 250
b. 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 continuous basis, average _____ percent of the employee’s work time.
a. 2.5
b. 5
c. 10
d. 25
c. 10 %
ALCOHOLISM AND ILLEGAL DRUG ABUSE (4-10)
Which of the following is not a true statement with regard to Legal Obligations involving Alcoholism and illegal Drug Abuse?
a. An individual who is currently engaging in illegal use of drugs is not an “individual with a disability” when the employer acts on the basis of this illegal use.
b. The Department may not discriminate against a drug addict who is not currently using drugs and has been rehabilitated. Discrimination is illegal when actions area based on a history of drug addiction.
c. A person who is an alcoholic is an “individual with a disability” under the law.
d. 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.
e. All of the above are true statements
d. 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 both.
a. An embarrassment / inconveniences
b. An undue hardship / Direct threat
c. An unnecessary burden / financial hardship
d. A Change in policy / a clear advantage
b. 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 are examples of Reasonable Accommodations
Employees who feel that they are victims of sexual harassment are encouraged to inform the individual that his or her behavior is unwelcome, offensive, in poor taste, or highly inappropriate; however victims _______by departmental policy or federal or state law.
a. Should notify a supervisor
b. shall notify a supervisor
c. shall document the harassment
d. are not required to do so
e. B. and C.
d. are not required to do so
If a complainant feels he/she has been discriminated against, he/she may elect to bypass the Departments Internal Discrimination Complaint process and/or may file with all of these external organizations within 365 days of the last incident or notification of discriminatory acts, except?
a. EEOC
b. DFEH
c. SPB
d. DIR
e. All of the above organizations utilize the 365 - day time frames
a. EEOC (300 days)
With regard to Informal Level Counseling, the complainant has _________ from the last incident to contact an EEO Counselor regarding discrimination-related issues. Employees or applicants who believe they have been discriminated against and wish to use the __________ process shall discuss the problem with and EEO counselor within the complainants division.
- Six months/ Informal
- One Year / Formal
- 300 days / external
- 11 months / Internal
- 11 months / Internal
(2-3) Employment discrimination, including harassment, based on the following protected groups is prohibited by law: RCR NAA SPP MSM GMS
Race, Color Religion National Origin Ancestry Age Sex Physical or mental disability Political affiliation, Marital status Sexual orientation, or Medical condition Gender, gender identity, or expression Military or Veteran Sex and/or
All managers and supervisors are responsible and accountable to the appropriate ______ for personnel practices consistent with the Department’s EEO Program.
a. Division Chief
b. Commander
c. Office of equal Employment Opportunity
a. Division Chief
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity serves as the liaison correspondent to state and federal agencies regarding EEO issues. Office of EEO reviews, processes, and submits finalized investigations to state and federal compliance agencies such as ____________ and ___________.
Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
and
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity provides Divisions with a roster of their EEO counselors and EEO investigators on a __________basis.
Quarterly
Harrassment is defined as pervasive, persistent, unwelcome conduct which perpetuated by an individual’s ___________.
Status in a protected group
Harassment reaches the level of illegality when the conduct becomes a condition of continued employment, or is sever or pervasive enough to be considered hostile, intimidating, or abusive, as measured by the _____________.
Reasonable person standard
Discrimination on the basis of medical condition applies to ________ and ________.
Cancer and Genetic conditions(sickle cell anemia, tay sachs disease, hemophelia)
