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HR Management Study Guide Flashcards
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- 1What does the EEO stand for?Equal Employment Opportunity
- 2What acts are under the EEO that we have discussed in class?Equal Pay Act, Title VII Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act, Americans with Disabilities Act
- 3Explain the Equal Pay Act and year?Prohibits employers from paying employees a lesser amount based upon their sex. (1963)
- 4When does the Equal Pay Act still allow there to be a pay difference amongst employees?Seniority, merit, quantity, and quality of production.
- 5Explain Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and what year this took placeThis act provides equal employment opportunities to all employees regardless of their: race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or gender.
Covers disparate impact and disparate treatment, it created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This took place in 1964. - 6Disparate Impact v. Disparate TreatmentDisparate Impact is unintentional discrimination involving business practices that appear to be fair but negatively affect a certain group of people.
Disparate Treatment is intentional discrimination of one class of employees versus another. - 7What agencies does Title VII apply?All private employers with 15+ employees, all private and public education institutions, and local state and federal government organizations.
- 8Explain the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and year?Prohibits discrimination in employment of people 40 years and older. (1967)
- 9Explain the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and year?Employers are to treat pregnancy like any other medical condition regarding leave policy and benefits. Covers men as well who's wife is having a baby. (1978)
- 10Explain the Immigration Reform and Control Act and yearProhibits the hire, recruit or referral of anyone that is an illegal alien to the U.S. 1986
- 11Are there any exceptions for the ADEA?Pilots and Co-pilots face mandatory retirement at age 60.
City bus drivers can refuse applications of people between the ages of 40 and 65. - 12Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and when it took placeProhibits denying a job to a person with a disability if the person is qualified for it and able to perform essential job functions.
- 13What exceptions do employers have under the ADA?Employers don't have to allow inappropriate behavior, they don't have to create a job to accommodate the person, do not have to lower their job performance standards.
- 14Limitations to reasonable accommodations?Employee with disability must tell it to their employer so they can make reasonable accomodations.
Employer not required to accommodate if undue hardship is imposed. - 15How is a disability defined in the ADA?Physical/mental impairment substantially limiting 1 or more major life activities.
Record of impairment.
Regarded by employer as having a disability.
Disability must be long-term. - 16What is the purpose of the EEOC?Appointed by the U.S. President to serve 5-year terms
Receives & investigates job discrimination complaints - 17What purpose did ADAAA serve?ADAAA focuses on whether discriminated rather than if it fits the technical definition of disability.
Broadened the scope of coverage and created a greater responsibility for employers to provide reasonable accommodations. - 18Purpose of CRA (1991)Once employee establishes discrimination exists, employer has burden of proof that it is job-related not discriminatory. If it is discriminatory the employee may sue for damages. Compensatory or punitive.
- 19Consequences for someone hiring an illegal immigrant?$250-$2,000 1st offense
$3,000 - $10,000 future offenses - 20What is the Affirmative Action Plan?Written documentation outlining specific goals & timetables for fixing past discriminatory actions.
- 21What is Sexual Harrassment?Unwelcome sexual advances.
Affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates a hostile work environment. - 22What are the 2 forms of Sexual Harassment?Quid pro quo – a favor expected in return for something. Only has to happen 1 time.
Hostile environment – conduct that interferes with an individual’s work performance. Pattern must be established - 23What is reverse discrimination?Condition under which there is alleged preferential treatment of one group over another group rather than equal opportunity
- 24Court analyzes hostile environment on 2 levels:Objective – would conduct create hostile environment for a reasonable person?
Subjective – did the conduct actually create hostile environment for victim? - 25Is the employer always to blame for the sexual harassment?If the employer knows about the sexual harassment and does nothing then he is to blame.
- 26The employer can get out of the blame if:1) Employer exercised reasonable care to prevent & promptly correct harassment
2) Employee failed to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the employer - 27What are the steps when sexual harassment occurs?Begin immediate, confidential investigation.
Provide victim w/ time to explain their story.
Take action to eliminate effects caused
Keep accurate, factual documentation
Prevent vengeance - 28Explain the Rehabilitation Actant what year did it take place?Prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities for federally funded contracts and agencies. (1973)
- 29What is the employer’s responsibility to avoid religious discrimination?To reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious observance without undue hardship
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