Vocabulary 1 Laws True or False Prohibited Polices Is this Discrimination?
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What is discrimination?
unjust or prejudicial treatment of different
categories of people or things, especially
on the grounds of race, age, or sex
100
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This law makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex.
100
What is false.
Age Discrimination Law nationally protects workers under the age of 40.
100
What is job advertisement?
a help-wanted ad that seeks "females" or "recent college graduates" may discourage men and people over 40 from applying and may violate the law
100
What is yes.
Different titles, same job content, different wages for a period of two years
200
What is the EEOC?
agency that enforces federal laws, enforces investigations, prevents discrimination, and guidance to federal agencies
200
What is Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
This law amended Title VII to make it illegal to discriminate against a woman because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth
200
What is true.
Disablitiy Discrimination means that you cannot be discriminated against even if you are not disabled.
200
What is recruitment?
an employer's reliance on word-of-mouth recruitment by its mostly Hispanic work force may violate the law if the result is that almost all new hires are Hispanic.
200
What is no.
an employer requires all employees to produce specific documents, such as Permanent Resident ("green") cards or Employment Authorization Documents
300
What is EEOC Sub regulatory Guidance?
applying situations in work
300
What is Equal Pay Act?
This law makes it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace
300
What is true.
If there is an inequality in wages between men and women, employers may not reduce the wages of either sex to equalize their pay
300
What are job assignments and promotions?
an employer may not give preference to employees of a certain race when making shift assignments and may not segregate employees of a particular national origin from other employees or from customers.
300
What is yes.
during an interview they ask how you are married to, how many kids you have, and if you have ever smoked cigarettes before
400
What are EEOC resource documents?
forms and processes that create public awareness for the community
400
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The law also requires that employers reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' sincerely held religious practices, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer's business
400
What is true.
The law does not employers from hiring only U.S. citizens.
400
What are pay and benefits?
an employer may not pay Hispanic workers less than African-American workers because of their national origin, and men and women in the same workplace must be given equal pay for equal work.
400
What is yes.
telling someone they have to work in the back because their turban is not customer friendly
500
What are regulations?
standards set to keep businesses/employees in chec
500
What is Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
The law also requires that employers reasonably accommodate the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship
500
What is false.
It is legal to harass a woman by making offensive comments about women in general.
500
What is discipline and discharge?
if two employees commit a similar offense, an employer many not discipline them differently because of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information
500
What is yes.
telling someone that they cannot work for them because of their history in retaliation






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