True / False Questions
1. The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 prohibits all discrimination on the basis of age.
2. It is permissible to use terms or phrases that express a preference for older workers, such as "over age 60," "retirees," or "supplement your pension" in employment advertising.
3. Recovering former drug users and recovering alcoholics are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
4. A broken arm or leg would be considered a covered, short-disability for ADA coverage purposes.
5. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not cover individuals with psychiatric disorders, such as depression or schizophrenia.
6. Examples of reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act include work schedule changes, modifications to company policy, adjusting supervisory methods, and medication monitoring.
7. Accommodations such as job restructuring, telework, changes in work schedules, or purchase of adaptive devices for those with disabilities are considered undue hardships.
8. Employers may refuse to hire an individual who poses a direct threat to him/herself or the health and safety of others.
9. The law prohibits the use of genetic information in employment.
10. Substantive assessment methods are used to reduce the applicant pool to candidates.
11. It is unlawful to recruit an unauthorized alien for employment in the United States.
12. The Immigration Reform and Control Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of national origin or citizenship status.
13. Nearly everyone who wishes to work in the United States is eligible for an H-1B visa.
14. Those who get an H-1B are typically employed in occupations such as architect, engineer, computer programmer, accountant, doctor, and professor.
15. Most private employers cannot legally require applicants or employees to take a polygraph test, except in special circumstances.
16. Polygraphs cannot be used to investigate theft, embezzlement, or sabotage that causes economic loss to the employer.
17. Employers are allowed to take actions like terminating or demoting members of the uniformed services if they have to serve for an extended period of time overseas.
18. Some state laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
19. Both private and public employers have a legal mandate to test applicants only for KSAOs that are directly job related.
20. Applicants for jobs covered by civil service laws and regulations often have rights to appeal hiring decisions, testing processes, or test contents and methods.