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Human Resource Management Exam #1Equal employment opportunity - correct answer ✔✔- the condition in which all individuals have an
equal chance for employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national
origin.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 - correct answer ✔✔- granted all persons the same property rights as white
citizens. • The Civil Rights Act of 1871 granted all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they feel they
have been deprived of some civil right.
Equal Pay Act (1963) - correct answer ✔✔• Men and women in an organization doing the same work
must be paid equally. • Equal is defined in terms of skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions
Title VII Civil Rights Act (1964) - correct answer ✔✔• Prohibits employers from discriminating based on: ▫
Race ▫ Color ▫ Religion ▫ Sex ▫ National origin • Applies to organizations that employ 15 or more persons.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - correct answer ✔✔• Prohibits discrimination against
workers who are over the age of 40. • Age discrimination complaints make up a large percentage of the
complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Vocational Rehabilitation Act (1973) - correct answer ✔✔Covered organizations must engage in
affirmative action for individuals with disabilities. • Employers are encouraged to recruit qualified
individuals with disabilities and to make reasonable accommodations to them
Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Act (1974) - correct answer ✔✔Requires federal contractors and
subcontractors to take affirmative action toward employing veterans of the Vietnam War. • It covers
veterans who served between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978) - correct answer ✔✔Defines discrimination on the basis of
pregnancy, childbirth, or related form of medical condition to be a form of illegal sex discrimination.
Benefits, including health insurance, should cover pregnancy and related medical conditions in the same
way as other medical conditions.
, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 - correct answer ✔✔- Protects individuals with disabilities
from being discriminated against in the workplace. Prohibits discrimination based on disability in all
employment practices. Employers must take steps to accommodate individuals covered by the act.
Civil Rights Act (1991) - correct answer ✔✔• Adds compensatory and punitive damages in cases of
discrimination under Title VII and the ADA. • The amount of punitive damages is limited by the act and
depends on the size of the organization charged with discrimination.
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act - correct answer ✔✔Employers must
reemploy workers who left jobs to fulfill military duties for up to five years. Should be in the job they
would have held if they had not left to serve in the military.
• Disparate Treatment - correct answer ✔✔Differing treatment of individuals based on the individuals'
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status
• Disparate Impact - correct answer ✔✔A condition in which employment practices are seemingly
neutral yet disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment opportunities.
• Sexual Harassment - correct answer ✔✔refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual
favors, and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature when:
• Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination - correct answer ✔✔- Organizations can prevent sexual
harassment by: ▫ Developing a policy that defines and forbids it ▫ Training employees to recognize and
avoid this behavior ▫ Providing a means for employees to complain and be protected.
Job analysis - correct answer ✔✔Process of getting detailed information about jobs. Knowledge is
needed for: Staffing Training Performance appraisal Other HR activities Job.
• Job Description - correct answer ✔✔A list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) that a
particular job entails. TDRs are observable actions
• Job Specifications: - correct answer ✔✔A list of the competencies an individual must have to perform a
particular job Competencies are observed only when individuals are carrying out the TDRs of the job.
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