1. According to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, _____.
A) all but small employers and public employers are required to provide written notice of a plant closing or mass layoff no less than 60 days in advance.
B) employers who have less than 500 full-time employees are not covered under the act.
C) employers are not required to give an advance notice in case of mass layoffs.
D) all actions arising out of a natural disaster such as a flood, earthquake, or drought require an employer to provide 60 days’ advance notice to the employees.
2. Which of the following is true of disparate treatment?
A) It is a broad term that encompasses terminations in response to an employee exercising rights provided by law.
B) It occurs when intentional discrimination among employees is reasonably necessary for an employer’s particular business.
C) It mandates that employers should provide religious accommodations and accommodations for those with disabilities even if they result in undue hardship for the employer.
D) It is a theory of discrimination where the plaintiff employee bringing suit alleges that the employer treated the employee in a way different from other similarly situated employees based on one or more of the prohibited categories.
3. In the context of discrimination in employee selection procedures, which of the following is true of the four-fifths rule?
A) It states that only 40 percent of the applicants affected by an employment test can be minorities or there is a presumption of disparate impact discrimination.
B) It states that minorities must do at least 80 percent as well as the majority on the employment screening device or there is a presumption of disparate impact discrimination.
C) It states that after a discrimination claim has been filed and won by an employee, the employer must pay four-fifths of the employee’s monthly salary for a year.
D) It states that disparate impact is statistically demonstrated if the selection rate for groups protected by the law is equal to that of the higher-scoring majority group.
4. Jessica wants to file a discrimination claim against her current employers. She consults her lawyer and learns that she cannot directly file a case in court. She needs to first file a case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This is called _____.
A) the doctrine of promissory estoppel
B) exhaustion of administrative remedies
C) affirmative action
D) the bona fide occupational qualification defense