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SHRM-CP WORKPLACE Questions - Part 26
1. Equal Opportunity Which U.S. Supreme Court case found the practice of hiring a male with preschool-aged children over a woman with preschool-aged children to be in violation of Title VII?
A) Griggs v. Duke Power
B) Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation
C) Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
D) Weingarten v. Lechmere, Inc.
2. What procedural document outlines the requirements that an employer needs to follow in order to show that it does not discriminate in its hiring process?
A) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
B) Title VII, Civil Rights Act
C) Pregnancy Discrimination Act
D) Executive Order 11246
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to all employers, excluding the federal government, with at least how many employees?
A) 15
B) 25
C) 50
D) 100
4. Workplace harassment is a violation of which legislation?
A) Executive Order 17066
B) Affirmative action
C) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
D) Pregnancy Discrimination Act
5. Which federal law or regulation has the largest jurisdiction as it relates to the number of employers required to follow its provisions?
A) Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act
B) Executive Order 11246
C) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
D) Rehabilitation Act
A) Griggs v. Duke Power
B) Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation
C) Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
D) Weingarten v. Lechmere, Inc.
2. What procedural document outlines the requirements that an employer needs to follow in order to show that it does not discriminate in its hiring process?
A) Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
B) Title VII, Civil Rights Act
C) Pregnancy Discrimination Act
D) Executive Order 11246
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to all employers, excluding the federal government, with at least how many employees?
A) 15
B) 25
C) 50
D) 100
4. Workplace harassment is a violation of which legislation?
A) Executive Order 17066
B) Affirmative action
C) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
D) Pregnancy Discrimination Act
5. Which federal law or regulation has the largest jurisdiction as it relates to the number of employers required to follow its provisions?
A) Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act
B) Executive Order 11246
C) Age Discrimination in Employment Act
D) Rehabilitation Act
1. Right Answer: B
Explanation: In Β Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation, Β the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it is contrary to Title VII for a company to refuse to hire a woman because she has preschool-aged children when it does not impose a similar restriction on men.
2. Right Answer: A
Explanation: The Uniform Guidelines cover all aspects of the selection process, including recruiting, testing, interviewing, and performance appraisals. Its purpose is to assist employers in complying with federal regulations against discrimination. The other choices set forth the law but do not assist employers in complying with it.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: The ADA applies to employers with 15 or more employees. It protects qualified individuals with disabilities from unlawful discrimination in the workplace, including access to training and career development. The ADA does not cover the federal government when it acts as an employer.
4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Workplace harassment is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination in employment for persons age 40 and over. Executive orders are issued by the president of the United States to provide direction to government departments on specific issues. The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 apply only to the federal government and federal contractors.
Explanation: In Β Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation, Β the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it is contrary to Title VII for a company to refuse to hire a woman because she has preschool-aged children when it does not impose a similar restriction on men.
2. Right Answer: A
Explanation: The Uniform Guidelines cover all aspects of the selection process, including recruiting, testing, interviewing, and performance appraisals. Its purpose is to assist employers in complying with federal regulations against discrimination. The other choices set forth the law but do not assist employers in complying with it.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: The ADA applies to employers with 15 or more employees. It protects qualified individuals with disabilities from unlawful discrimination in the workplace, including access to training and career development. The ADA does not cover the federal government when it acts as an employer.
4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Workplace harassment is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination in employment for persons age 40 and over. Executive orders are issued by the president of the United States to provide direction to government departments on specific issues. The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 apply only to the federal government and federal contractors.
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