Question 1

Which of the following can establish practical significance for adverse impact?

Accepted Answer

A)   Standard deviation test
B)   Four-fifths rule
C)   McDonnell Douglas standards
D)   Chi-square analysisE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following populations is used to statistically determine discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)   Area population
B)   Qualified work force
C)   Control group population
D)   National census dataE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In order for a case of discrimination to be investigated by the EEOC, the complaint must be filed within _____ days of the discriminatory act.

Accepted Answer

A)   120
B)   140
C)   160
D)   180E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

There are several affirmative action strategies an employer could use. If an employer advertised in magazines and newspapers with a minority readership, it would be using which of the following strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identification of discriminatory practices
B)   Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities
C)   Recruitment of minority applicants
D)   Recruiting through employee referralsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

When rendering decisions involving the 4th Amendment, as it applies to drug testing,courts have based their decisions on all of the following factors except:

Accepted Answer

A)   reasonable suspicion of drug use
B)   adverse impact
C)   safety and trust of the public
D)   the opportunity to retest a specimenE) None of the above
F) All of the above B

Question 6

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)  forbids an employer from discriminating against an individual over the age of:

Accepted Answer

A)   35
B)   40
C)   45
D)   50E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

If ____ White applicants and ____ Black applicants were hired, adverse impact would occur.

Accepted Answer

A)   35 of 50 / 12 of 20
B)   15 of 50 / 2 of 25
C)   12 of 24 / 11 of 25
D)   12 of 20 / 35 of 50E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

In the 1989 case of Walker v. Secretary of the Treasury, a district court found that a darker skinned black illegally fired a lighter skinned black employee. Which of the following protected classes were at issue in this case?

Accepted Answer

A)   Age
B)   Disability
C)   Race
D)   ColorE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Organizations have affirmative action plans for one of four reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the four reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Labor union agreement
B)   Desire to be a good citizen
C)   Court order
D)   Consent decreeE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

What are the five key issues in determining the legality of an affirmative action plan involving preferential hiring or promotion of minorities?

Accepted Answer

•Was there a history of discrimination?
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Question 11

Based on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following are protected races except:

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans
B)   Asian Americans
C)   Native American Indians
D)   all three of these are protected racesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII)  and its 1972 and 1991 amendments cover:

Accepted Answer

A)   unintentional discrimination
B)   race, color, sex, religion, national origin
C)   companies with 15 or more people
D)   all of theseE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Based on the material presented in your text, which of the following is NOT an exception to the requirement of determining that an employment practice is job related?

Accepted Answer

A)   National security
B)   Bona fide seniority system
C)   Veteran's preference rights
D)   All three of these are exceptionsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

A supervisor offering a promotion in exchange for sex would fall under the ______ form of sexual harassment.

Accepted Answer

A)   BFOQ
B)   quid pro quo
C)   sine quo non
D)   hostile environnentE) A) and C)
F) B) and D) B

Question 15

Which of the following types of harassment are NOT illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)   Age
B)   Sexual
C)   Racial
D)   All three types are illegalE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Though Congress did not provide a list of disabilities, it did define disability in part as "having a record of such impairment." Which of the following "disabilities" would qualify under this part of the definition?

Accepted Answer

A)   blindness
B)   severe burns
C)   asthma
D)   recovering alcoholicsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Allowing employees to _________ removes the right of the organization to search the lockers.

Accepted Answer

A)   place their own locks on lockers
B)   place their name on the lockers
C)   sign a waiver
D)   organizations can never search lockersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the affirmative action strategies would involve an employer changing the company policy or the way an organization is decorated?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identification of discriminatory practices
B)   Preferential hiring and promotion of minorities
C)   Recruitment of minority applicants
D)   Recruiting through employee referralsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The ______ protects against unreasonable search and seizure.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fourth Amendment
B)   Fifth Amendment
C)   Fourteenth Amendment
D)   1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII) E) C) and D)
F) B) and D) A

Question 20

In a quid pro quo case of sexual harassment, ____ sexual advance(s)  must have been made.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   no
C)   one
D)   at least threeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 3: Legal Issues in Employee Selection.

Which of the following can establish practical significance for adverse impact?

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Which of the following populations is used to statistically determine discrimination?

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In order for a case of discrimination to be investigated by the EEOC, the complaint must be filed within _____ days of the discriminatory act.

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There are several affirmative action strategies an employer could use. If an employer advertised in magazines and newspapers with a minority readership, it would be using which of the following strategies?

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When rendering decisions involving the 4th Amendment, as it applies to drug testing,courts have based their decisions on all of the following factors except:

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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids an employer from discriminating against an individual over the age of:

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If ____ White applicants and ____ Black applicants were hired, adverse impact would occur.

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In the 1989 case of Walker v. Secretary of the Treasury, a district court found that a darker skinned black illegally fired a lighter skinned black employee. Which of the following protected classes were at issue in this case?

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Organizations have affirmative action plans for one of four reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the four reasons?

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What are the five key issues in determining the legality of an affirmative action plan involving preferential hiring or promotion of minorities?

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Based on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following are protected races except:

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The 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII) and its 1972 and 1991 amendments cover:

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Based on the material presented in your text, which of the following is NOT an exception to the requirement of determining that an employment practice is job related?

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A supervisor offering a promotion in exchange for sex would fall under the ______ form of sexual harassment.

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Which of the following types of harassment are NOT illegal?

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Though Congress did not provide a list of disabilities, it did define disability in part as "having a record of such impairment." Which of the following "disabilities" would qualify under this part of the definition?

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Allowing employees to _________ removes the right of the organization to search the lockers.

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Which of the affirmative action strategies would involve an employer changing the company policy or the way an organization is decorated?

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The ______ protects against unreasonable search and seizure.

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In a quid pro quo case of sexual harassment, ____ sexual advance(s) must have been made.

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