Please place the letter of your answer in the space provided. You also need to justify your answers. You want to restate the law, the concept, the definition.
1._______ The 1991 Civil Rights Act created the Glass Ceiling Commission to:
A) eliminate discrimination based on a person’s affinity orientation.
B) fix a cap on the compensation provided to top managers of publicly held companies.
C) investigate the barriers to female and minority advancement in the workplace.
D) protect transgender employees from discrimination in the workplace.
2._______ Glass walls refer to:
A) men entering traditionally female-dominated professions such as teaching and nursing.
B) workplace conditions and stereotyping that result in women always being closely observed no matter what they do.
C) barriers that prevent women from moving laterally into areas that lead to higher advancement.
D) women being brought in to help a company in desperate crisis.
3._______ Harry and Sandra work on the same team for Chemvo Chemical Supply Company. They were both busy over the weekend for different reasons and failed to show up to work the next day. When they returned to work, Harry was only given a verbal warning but Sandra was terminated. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?
A) Sandra has a claim for gender discrimination as it is illegal to discipline one gender for an act for which the other gender is not disciplined.
B) Sally does not have a claim for gender discrimination if Harry belongs to a protected class.
C) Sandra does not have a claim for gender discrimination because of the privileges available to employers under the employee-at-will doctrine.
D) Sandra has a gender discrimination claim only if she has more seniority than Harry at work.
4.________ Katie is a qualified carpenter who works for Kent Construction Inc. Kent Construction is losing business as most clients do not like the idea of female construction workers working on their project. They often complain that they cannot trust the work of a female employee. On this basis, Kent Construction fires Katie. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?
A) Kent Construction is not liable for gender discrimination because of the business necessity defense.
B) Kent Construction is not liable for gender discrimination as it can use the bona fide occupational qualification defense.
C) Kent Construction is liable for gender discrimination as customer preference is not a legitimate reason to discriminate against employees.
D) Kent Construction is liable for gender discrimination because Katie was hired for a job that requires being male as a bona fide occupational qualification.
5._______ Fetal protection policies are:
A) legally required only if an employer has more female employees than male employees.
B) prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 if the policy applies only to women.
C) prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards Act if the policy applies equally to both women and men.
D) judicially administered only when there are more male employees than female employees in a workplace.