Midterm 1

Question 1

13th amendment

Answer 1

abolished slavery

Question 2

14th amendment

Answer 2

• protection for all citizens due process (innocent until proven guilty)
• prohibits states from taking property

Question 3

Civil rights act of 1866

Answer 3

all citizens have rights to make, perform, and alter contracts
- 1871: all citizens have the right to sue

Question 4

Equal pay act of 1963

Answer 4

requires that men and women performing the same hob receive equal pay

Question 5

Title VII of CRA

Answer 5

forbids discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Question 6

Age discrimination in employment act of 1967

Answer 6

prohibits discrimination in employment against individuals 40 years of age and older

Question 7

rehabilitation act of 1972

Answer 7

requires affirmative action in the employment of individuals with disabilities

Question 8

pregnancy discrimination act of 1990

Answer 8

treats discrimination based on pregnancy related conditions as illegal sex discrimination

Question 9

Americans disabilities act of 1990

Answer 9

prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities

Question 10

executive order 11246

Answer 10

requires affirmative action in hiring women and minorities

Question 11

civil rights act of 1991

Answer 11

prohibits discrimination (same as Title VII)

Question 12

uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994

Answer 12

requires rehiring of employees who are absent for military service, with training and accommodations as needed

Question 13

genetic information no discrimination act of 2008

Answer 13

any genetic information obtained by HR cannot be held against you

Question 14

Lily Ledbetter farm pay act of 2009

Answer 14

allows employees to claim discriminatory compensation within a set time after receiving a discriminatory paycheck

Question 15

disparate treatment

Answer 15

differing treatment of ind. based on race, color, religion, sex, nat origin, age, or disability status

Question 16

disparate impact

Answer 16

condition in which an employee not practices are seemingly neutral yet disproportionally exclude a protected group from employment opportunity

Question 17

four fifths rule

Answer 17

if the hiring rate for minority groups is less than four fifths the hiring rate for the non majority group

Question 18

in a gig economy, workers are..

Answer 18

typically independent contractors who control when and where they work and often are assigned work through a website

Question 19

merger

Answer 19

two companies become one

Question 20

acquisitions

Answer 20

one company buys another

Question 21

employee empowerment

Answer 21

employees are allowed to make more decisions; the share in resulting losses and rewards

Question 22

four clusters of competencies

Answer 22

Technical, Interpersonal, Business, & Leadership