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What did Ms. Jackson's spokesman call the incident at the Super Bowl in which Ms. Jackson's costume
was partially torn off? - correct answer ✔✔A wardrobe malfunction
Which anti-discrimination laws requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees?
- correct answer ✔✔Both A and B
An example of a BFOQ is - correct answer ✔✔Mandatory religion membership for a church pastor
Which case involves disparate impact? - correct answer ✔✔requiring a cashier for a fast-food hamburger
restaurant to have a high school diploma.
What happened to Ann Hopkins when she applied for a partnership? - correct answer ✔✔She was put
on hold for a partnership
Which theory of discrimination was Ann Hopkins relying on in her case to prove a violation of Title VII. -
correct answer ✔✔Disparate treatment
Which companies are covered by Title VII? - correct answer ✔✔All of the choices are correct
Which of the following was not a description of Ann Hopkins that appeared in the comments from the
partners at Price Waterhouse? - correct answer ✔✔All of the above were comments made by the
partners
A worker is not covered by worker's compensation benefits if - correct answer ✔✔The worker is an
independent contractor
,What issue did Nike have with labor activists? - correct answer ✔✔The use of sweatshop labor in foreign
countries
Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act - correct answer ✔✔Federal act that extended the statute of limitations for
employees to bring discrimination suits against employers for pay discrimination; time is now measured
from each paycheck and not limited to 180 days from the act of discrimination.
Uniting and Strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct
terrorism Act (USA Patriot Act) - correct answer ✔✔Federal law that permits expanded warrant and
investigation techniques for federal agencies as well as the sharing of information about suspected
terrorists; also imposes control on large cash transactions for banks, real property, and vehicles.
Overtime Pay - correct answer ✔✔Pay rate (time and a half) required for work beyond the maximum
forty hour week for covered workers.
Independent Contractor - correct answer ✔✔Worker who is not controlled in her day-to-day conduct.
Employment at will - correct answer ✔✔Common law policy that allows employers to terminate
employees at anytime or without cause.
Disparate treatment - correct answer ✔✔In discrimination law, the application of different rules or
standards to people of different races, religions, genders, or national origins.
Disparate Impact - correct answer ✔✔Theory for establishing discrimination; involves using statistical
analysis to demonstrate that a particular practice or an employer's hiring practices have a greater impact
on protected classes.
Right-To-Work laws - correct answer ✔✔State laws that prohibit closed and union shops from requiring
employees to join a union in order to work.
Equal pay Act of 1963 - correct answer ✔✔Law that prohibits wage discrimination on the basis of age,
race, sex, ethnicity, and so on.
, Pregnancy Discrimination Act - correct answer ✔✔Federal prohibiting discrimination in hiring or
promotion decisions on the basis of pregnancy or plans for pregnancy.
Equal employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC) - correct answer ✔✔Federal agency responsible for
the enforcement of Title VII and other federal anti-discrimination laws.
Equal employment Opportunity Act of 1972 - correct answer ✔✔Federal law that established the EEOC
which enforces Title VII
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - correct answer ✔✔Federal Agency that is an umbrella for
several existing agencies that was designed to bring together all the functions related to emergencies,
immigration, border security, and anti terrorism efforts.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - correct answer ✔✔Federal law prohibiting discrimination by federal
contractors on the basis of handicapped condition.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - correct answer ✔✔Federal law covering minimum wages, maximum
hours and overtime.
Immigration Act of 1990 - correct answer ✔✔Federal law that requires an I-9 form for every employee.
Sexual harrasment - correct answer ✔✔Unlawful suggestions, contact, or other advances in the
workplace; prohibited under federal law.
Workers compensation - correct answer ✔✔State system that provides payments for workers who are
injured on the job.
Occupational Safety and health administration (OSHA) - correct answer ✔✔A federal agency that
develops and enforces safety standards in the workplace.
FLSA Coverage - correct answer ✔✔Business engaged in interstate commerce
Business engaged in production of goods to be shipped in interstate commerce
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