1. When a person believes she or he has been the victim of discrimination covered by Title VII, the first step is to file a complaint with the federal or a state equal employment opportunity agency.
a. true
b. false
2. A labor union had once been whites only but is now integrated. Its membership rules used to state that to obtain employment through the union you had to be related to or recommended by a union member. Such a rule would now be:
a. not illegal because segregation had been eliminated
b. not illegal because Title VII does not apply to unions
c. illegal because blacks who entered the union would be junior to whites in seniority
d. illegal because it would perpetuate past intentional discrimination
3. If a court finds that a worker suffered illegal discrimination in employment, in addition to back wages the worker may be granted artificial seniority.
a. true
b. false
4. The pay that an employee would have earned from the date the discrimination began or the difference between the pay received and what should have been received is known as:
a. back pay
b. punitive damages
c. front pay
d. compensatory damages
5. Discrimination on the basis of sexual preference or sexual identity:
a. is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
b. is not prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
c. is prohibited by most states
d. is an accepted practice in most workplaces