Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and it is illegal in the US based on what law?
Answer(s): A
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.Answer option D is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1958, also known as the Equal Pay Act, prohibits sex-based wage discrimination.Answer option C is incorrect. ADEA of 1967 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age (40 years or older).Answer option B is incorrect. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Rehabilitation Act of 2008 make important changes to the definition of the term "disability" by rejecting the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of EEOC's ADA regulations.
As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address sanitary working conditions?
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act addressed contractors with the federal government that exceed $10, 000, to pay an established minimum wage to workers employed through the contract. This act was passed in 1936. This act also addressed, however, the requirements of sanitary working conditions for employees.Answer option C is incorrect. In 1931 the Davis-Bacon Act was the first piece of legislation to actually establish a minimum wage. The act was, however, limited to the construction industry. Answer option D is incorrect. The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938. It addressed minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and record keeping. Answer option B is incorrect. The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 clarified the hours of working for the purpose of minimum wage and overtime pay.
As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?
The OWBPA, the Older Worker's Benefit Protection Act of 1990, made it illegal for a company to discriminate against or target older workers for layoffs. Answer option C is incorrect. HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, focuses on security and portability of health care coverage and privacy considerations. Answer option D is incorrect. MHPA, the Mental Health Parity Act, prohibits group health plan providers, insurance companies, and HMOs that offer mental health benefits from setting annual or lifetime dollar amounts on mental health benefits, that are lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits.Answer option B is incorrect. OASDI, the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program is also known as Social Security.
Your organization employees 475 people and you are the HR Professional for the organization. You're teaching your staff about the EEOC laws and the rights your employees have under these laws. In your state what term is assigned by the EEOC to the local offices that enforcethe EEOC laws and any local or state anti-discrimination laws?
Answer(s): C
The Fair Employment Practices Agencies are the local representatives of the EEOC. These FEPAs enforce federal, state, and local laws for employees they represent. Answer option D is incorrect. EEOC offices are not the same as the Fair Employment Practices Agencies.Answer option A is incorrect. Labor offices is not a valid term for this question. Answer option B is incorrect. There is'nt an EEOC agency called the Workers Rights Agencies, so this choice is not valid.
You are the HR Professional for your organization. You're leading a presentation on equal employment opportunity terminology for your staff. Beth, a staff member, wants to know what a charge is -in regard to equal employment opportunity. What is a charge?
Answer(s): D
A charge is the formal complaint submitted to an agency that alleges unlawful discrimination. It does not mean that discrimination has actually happened, just that it might have happened. Answer option B is incorrect. The individual filing the charge is actually called the charging party or complainant.Answer option A is incorrect. This answer is partly right, as there must be documentation in a charge, but a charge is more than just the documentation. Answer option C is incorrect. A charge is not the evidence that unlawful discrimination has occurred; it's just the filing of the alleged discrimination.
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