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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?

  1. Labor offices
  2. Workers Rights Agencies
  3. Fair Employment Practices Agencies
  4. EEOC offices

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

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?

  1. A charge is the documentation of an alleged unlawful discrimination.
  2. A charge is an individual that has lodged a formal complaint to an agency that alleges unlawful discrimination.
  3. A charge is the evidence that unlawful discrimination has occurred.
  4. A charge is a formal complaint submitted to an agency that alleges unlawful discrimination.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

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.



Organizational functions, according to Fayol, conform to one of the six functional areas. Which one of the following is not an area of organizational functions for strategic planning?

  1. Sales and marketing
  2. Financial activities
  3. Human resource management
  4. Technical activities

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Fayol did not include human resource management as one of the six functional areas of an organization. The six areas are: technical activities, sales and marketing, financial activities, security activities, accounting activities, and managerial activities. Answer options D, B, and A are incorrect. Technical activities, financial activities, and sales and marketing are components of the six functional areas.



Which one of the following is the best example of a disparate treatment of discrimination?

  1. All project team members are asked to take turns keeping meeting minutes in a rotation.
  2. The meeting minutes will be kept by both men and women in a rotation.
  3. The meeting minutes will be kept by female members of the project team because they have neater handwriting.
  4. All junior project team members are required to take turns keeping meeting minutes in a rotation.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Requiring only the female members to keep the meeting minutes is a form of disparate treatment. Answer option A is incorrect. This is a fair, neutral way to ensure that the meeting minutes are kept. Answer option D is incorrect. While this choice is tempting it's not unlawful as there's no distinction between male and female employees to keep the minutes for the meeting. Answer option B is incorrect. This is a fair rotation of the meeting minutes, though stating that male and females will rotate on the task could open possibilities of disparate treatment.






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