Reference no: EM132170848
1. The legislation enacted to prohibit discrimination against workers over the age of 40 is the
a. 1962 Elderly Citizens Act
b. 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act
c. 1962 Civil Rights Act
d. 1967 Fair Labor Standards Act
2. Which legislative act ended previously accepted practices of subjective employment based upon age, race, and socioeconomic status by establishing a federal minimum wage, guidelines for overtime pay, and child labor standards?
1. 2009 Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
2. 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act
3. 1963 Equal Pay Act
4. 1990 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
3. Which legislative act grants a grieved employee the right to pursue legal remedy within 180 days of the discovery of wage discrimination based on sex/gender?
a. 2009 Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
b. 1970 Feminist Women's Movement
c. 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act
d. 1963 Equal Pay Act
4. Disparities in wages between men and women of equal age, with equal education, and equivalent experience who are performing the same job, are prohibited as a result of the
a. 1963 Equal Pay Act
b. 1964 Civil Rights Act
c. 1970 Feminist Women's Movement
d. 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act
5. Some common things that professional industries do to protect the physical health and safety of their employees include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. require bi-annual immunizations
b. maintain sprinkler systems in working order
c. post printed emergency exit routes in conspicuous locations throughout the facility
d. require photo identification or electronic security badges upon entrance and exit