D357-Module 4: Diversity in the
Workplace Questions and Correct
Answers.
Nine categories protected under federal law (EEOC) - Answer •Age
•Disability
•Genetic information
•National origin
•Pregnancy
•Race
•Color
•Religion
•Sex
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) - Answer •Established by the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (Title VII)
•Enforces protections against employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, religion, and sex.
•Congress has expanded its jurisdiction of EEOC to include - Answer •Equal Pay Act of 1963
(APA)
•Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
•Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
•Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
•Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer •Protects individuals against employment
discrimination based on the nine protected categories
*applies to employers with 15 or more employees
*created the EEOC
•Equal Pay Act of 1963 (APA) - Answer Unlawful to discriminate in pay on basis of when jobs
involve:
Equal work
, Equivalent skills
Similar conditions
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - Answer prohibit discrimination of
employees and applicants between 40-65 years
Eventually lifted the cap of 65
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Answer Equal employment based on disability:
Federal contracts .$2500
Affirmative Action
Reasonable Accommodations
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - Answer Prohibits using pregnancy, childbirth, or
related medical conditions to discriminate in:
hiring
promotion
suspension
discharge
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Answer Burden of proof on employers
money damages
mixed motives
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer Mental impairments (Physiological and
psychological disorders) and the ADA
Qualified individual
reasonable accommodation
Traditional employer defenses
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) - Answer reinstate
employees from leave to same or comparable position
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination act (GINA) - Answer employers prohibited from using
genetic information in employment decisions
Workplace Questions and Correct
Answers.
Nine categories protected under federal law (EEOC) - Answer •Age
•Disability
•Genetic information
•National origin
•Pregnancy
•Race
•Color
•Religion
•Sex
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) - Answer •Established by the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (Title VII)
•Enforces protections against employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, religion, and sex.
•Congress has expanded its jurisdiction of EEOC to include - Answer •Equal Pay Act of 1963
(APA)
•Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
•Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
•Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
•Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer •Protects individuals against employment
discrimination based on the nine protected categories
*applies to employers with 15 or more employees
*created the EEOC
•Equal Pay Act of 1963 (APA) - Answer Unlawful to discriminate in pay on basis of when jobs
involve:
Equal work
, Equivalent skills
Similar conditions
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - Answer prohibit discrimination of
employees and applicants between 40-65 years
Eventually lifted the cap of 65
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Answer Equal employment based on disability:
Federal contracts .$2500
Affirmative Action
Reasonable Accommodations
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 - Answer Prohibits using pregnancy, childbirth, or
related medical conditions to discriminate in:
hiring
promotion
suspension
discharge
Civil Rights Act of 1991 - Answer Burden of proof on employers
money damages
mixed motives
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answer Mental impairments (Physiological and
psychological disorders) and the ADA
Qualified individual
reasonable accommodation
Traditional employer defenses
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) - Answer reinstate
employees from leave to same or comparable position
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination act (GINA) - Answer employers prohibited from using
genetic information in employment decisions
