1. In addition to discrimination, the EEOC also enforces the prohibition against harassment on basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (over 40), disability or genetics. True or False
2. The EEOC’s enforcement of prohibitions against discrimination does not cover discrimination in fringe benefits, retirement plans or leaves of absence. True or False
3. From a legal perspective, a profound and historic shift in disability public policy occurred in 1973 with the passage of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act. Section 504 banned discrimination on the basis of disability by recipients of federal funds and was modeled on previous laws which banned race, ethnic origin and sex-based discrimination by federal fund recipients. True or False
4. Unlike African-Americans who sat in at segregated lunch counters and refused to move to the back of the bus, people with disabilities never had to engage in such acts of civil disobedience. True or False
5. It is illegal for an employer to retaliate against a person for filing a claim at the EEOC. True or False
6. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This Act not only addressed discrimination in public and private sector employment, but also discrimination in voting, public accommodations, and education. True or False
7. Which, if any of the following are reasons that relatively few cases are brought by people alleging discrimination in the workplace?
a. Even if a person files a complaint at the EEOC they may not be willing to take the case forward
b. There are time limits for bringing complaints and people are not always aware of them
c. All of these are reasons that relatively few cases are brought by people alleging discrimination in the workplace
d. People may lack direct knowledge that a discriminatory act has taken place.
8. Which if any of the following best match the definition of constructive discharge?
a. When a co-worker forges a resignation letter on behalf of an employee
b. None of these answers match the definition of constructive discharge
c. When an employer makes a person’s working conditions so unbearable that the person quits and it is therefore considered a form of termination
d. When a employee is absent without calling in for a period of a week or more
e. When an employer will not even accept an application for employment from a person based on their minority status.
9. According to the reading on the history of the ADA when did the ‘history’ of the ADA begin?
a. At the signing ceremony for the legislation (ADA) in 1990
b. Long before the legislative enactment and signing when people with disabilities began to challenge barriers that excluded them and their children from their local communities
c. In 1988 when the ADA legislation was introduced to Congress
10. Following the Civil War (1861-1865), a trio of constitutional amendments abolished slavery, made the former slaves citizens and gave all men the right to vote regardless of race. Nonetheless, many states–particularly in the South–used poll taxes, literacy tests and other similar measures to keep their African-American residents essentially disenfranchised. True or False