Reference no: EM131398439

National Origin Discrimination

1: The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:

A)abolished discrimination based on national origin.

B)monitors the activities and power of labor unions.

C)restricted immigration into the U.S.

D)laid the responsibility of economic stability of inflation onto the federal government.

2: A moviemaker advertises for a Filipino individual to play a Filipino character in a movie. This is a case of:

A)reasonable accommodation.

B)disparate impact.

C)disparate treatment.

D)bona fide occupational qualification.

3: Myra was hired by a company to work as a janitor. Just after two months she was terminated from the job. The reason stated was that she could not speak fluent English. Myra can bring discrimination charges against the company as per the provisions of the:

A)Reconstruction Act

B)Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

C)Fair Labor Standards Act.

D)Employment Non-Discrimination Act

4: Charlotte, a Ukrainian is a part of a 10 member team that worked hard to make the new product launch successful. The management promised each team member an iPod as a token of appreciation for their effort. Except for Charlotte, all the members received the promised gift. This is an example of a(n):

A)affirmative action.

B)business necessity.

C)adverse employment action.

D)reverse discrimination.

5: Julia, an Asian employee in an American firm, was terminated after the third time she was late for work in the same week. The company rules stated that employees would be terminated if they were late for work more than twice. However, her ex-employer did not enforce the rule against employees other than Asian employees. Julia has a case for:

A)reverse discrimination.

B)reasonable accommodation.

C)affirmative action.

D)disparate treatment.

6 : The _____ prohibits employers in certain circumstances from discriminating against employees on the basis of their citizenship or intended citizenship, and from hiring those not legally authorized for employment in the United States.

A)Immigration Reform and Control Act

B)Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

C)Elizabeth Morgan Act

D)American Homecoming Act

7: Which of the following is a bona fide occupational qualification that is statutorily allowed under the Immigration Reform and Control Act?

A)Typing requirements for all bloggers

B)Citizenship requirements specified by law

C)Height requirements for all fire fighters

D)Eyesight requirements for all drivers

8: Ronald, a Somali, is a victim of disparate impact and is considering bringing legal action against his employers. But he realizes that he is not in a position to show that the discrimination was carried out knowingly and intentionally. Which of the following acts would best help Ronald?

A)The Elizabeth Morgan Act

B)The American Homecoming Act

C)The Immigration Reform and Control Act

D)The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

9: Which of the following forms is used to verify all newly hired employees by examining documents that identify the individual and show his or her authority to work in the United States?

A)IRS-20

B)EEO-1

C)VETS-100

D)I-9

10: Title VII is not the only basis for the claim of discrimination based on national origin. Which of the following acts as an alternate basis?

A)42 U.S.C. § 1981

B)Executive Order 11246

C)Section 5 of the Davis-Bacon Act

D)Section 6 of Fair Labor Standards Act