Question 26. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy was explicitly prohibited by

26. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy was explicitly prohibited by:

a) the original 1964 Civil Rights Act.

b) Congress in 1978, amending Title VII with the Pregnancy Act.

c) the 1991 Civil Rights Act.

d) the Sexual Harassment Act of 1988.

e) none of the above. It is not illegal to discriminate against pregnant women.

27. Title VII was seen as prohibiting sexual harassment as the result of:

a) an EEOC interpretation of the law.

b) an amendment first offered in 1978.

c) a separate act, the Hostile Work Environment Act.

d) Executive Order 11456.

e) a Supreme Court decision in 1991.

28. During a conversation about a promotion with his boss, George is told that if he will meet her at the Slumberland Motel and spend the night with her, he will get the promotion. This is an example of:

a) a hostile work environment.

b) harassment.

c) illegal employment discrimination.

d) inappropriate conversation, but not illegal since there is no threat of coercion.

e) “quid pro quo” sexual harassment.

29. Collette has worked for The Creamery for 12 years. The Creamery has always been very employee-friendly and has different internal procedures for reporting EEO and related complaints. Recently, however, Collette has been facing sexual harassment from a new supervisor. She immediately files her complaint with the EEOC. It is likely that The Creamery:

a) will have to pay punitive and compensatory damages.

b) will have to pay only compensatory damages.

c) will have a good defense as Collette did not first use internal procedures for reporting the sexual harassment.

d) will have a good defense as the new supervisor may not be aware of The Creamery’s rules concerning workplace sexual harassment.

e) will revise its zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy.

30. Myrna is a fifty-year-old technical professional. She has worked for her company for over 15 years. She is Serbian by birth, but looks black because of her dark pigmentation. Myrna’s new boss dislikes her for personal reasons. In meetings, he makes disparaging remarks about Serbians. In a recent argument, he cursed at her and called her an offensive name. On two occasions, he has refused to travel with her on business. What Myrna is experiencing may be classified as _______ by the EEOC.

a) sexual harassment

b) harassment

c) quid pro quo harassment

d) adverse impact

e) a violation of Executive Order 11267

31. Sexual harassment:

a) is experienced by 31% of women in the workplace.

b) is exclusively a gender issue, as harassers are male and targets are female.

c) is a male issue, as most complaints now filed are against female supervisors.

d) occurs for about 15% of men in the workplace.

e) is in decline due to changing attitudes and corporate training efforts.

32. If a woman has been subjected to undesirable and offensive sexual behavior by coworkers, supervisors, customers or anyone else in her work environment, she has been a victim of:

a) quid pro quo sexual harassment.

b) harassment.

c) discrimination.

d) hostile work environment sexual harassment.

e) nothing, as “undesirable and offensive sexual behavior” is a strictly subjective measure.

33. In order to decide whether verbal and other nonphysical behavior of a sexual nature create a hostile work environment, which of the following need to be taken into consideration?

a) The severity of the discriminatory conduct.

b) Whether the conduct interferes with the employee’s work performance.

c) The frequency of the discriminatory conduct.

d) Whether the conduct is physically threatening or humiliating.

e) All of the above

34. The Oncale case marked what important decision regarding sexual harassment?

a) Women’s sexual harassment of men can be the basis for a sexual harassment lawsuit.

b) Men’s sexual harassment of women is not the basis for a sexual harassment lawsuit if the woman doesn’t report the conduct until after she is no longer an employee at the company in question.

c) Same-sex harassment can be the basis for a sexual harassment lawsuit.

d) If the person who feels sexually harassed does not express this to his/her harasser, in order to give the person a chance to modify his/her behavior, this discrimination cannot be the basis for a sexual harassment lawsuit.

e) Same-sex harassment between women cannot be the basis for a sexual harassment lawsuit, though same-sex harassment between men can.

35. Employers who are defending themselves against sexual harassment claims must prove:

a) they acted promptly to correct the sexual harassment problems that have been forwarded.

b) the plaintiff did not use the internal procedures for reporting sexual harassment.

c) the plaintiff encouraged the sexual harassment.

d) the zero-tolerance policy leaves no room for sexual harassment.

e) a and b

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