1. Name three of the five protected classes covered by the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
2. The ADA protects individuals with __________ from discrimination in employment.
(True or False)
3. The Age discrimination in Employment ACT (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years old or older.
4. There are no laws that protect women who are pregnant from being discriminated against by their employer.
5. Compared to 50 years ago, there are now far more women in the U.S labor force.
6. The BFOQ defense is available for employers who discriminate based on race.
1 Ans: Protected Classes covered by the Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 are; race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
2 Ans: The ADA protects individuals with disability/disabilities from discrimination in employment.
3 Ans: True. (The Age Discrimination in Empliyment (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years old or older against age discrimination.
4 Ans: False. ( There is an Act called Pregnacy Discrimination Act 1978 with respect to employment)
5 Ans: False (The U.S labor force of women during 1960s was 67 percent and in 2015 it was 56.7 percent. It is due to the midpoint of Great Recession in 2008)
6 Ans: False. (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1965, the Bona Fide Occupation Qualification clearly states that the defense is available for employers who discriminate based on sex, age, national origin but not race.
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