C202 WGU: CHAPTER 3: DIVERSITY, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY,
AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1) Under FMLA, a qualified employee is entitled to how many weeks of leave in
order to care for the employee's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious
health condition? -- Answer ✔✔ 12 work weeks
2) Under FMLA, a qualified employee is entitled to how many weeks of leave in
order to care for a military service member with a serious injury or illness who is
the spouse, child, or parent of the employee? -- Answer ✔✔ 26 work weeks
3) An employer who demoted or fired an employee due to the employee's service is
in violation on -- Answer ✔✔ The Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994
4) A proactive effort to eliminate discrimination and its past effects is referred to as
-- Answer ✔✔ affirmative action
5) Affirmative Action -- Answer ✔✔ proactive efforts to eliminate discrimination
and its past effects
, 6) Protected classes under Title VII -- Answer ✔✔ groups underrepresented in
employment—particularly blacks, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic
Americans, and women.
7) A group underrepresented in employment is referred to as a(n) __________
class. -- Answer ✔✔ protected
8) Affirmative Action Plan -- Answer ✔✔ describes in detail the actions to be taken,
procedures to be followed and standards to be met when establishing an
affirmative action program. Affirmative action plans can include but are not
limited to, provisions for nondiscriminatory recruitment, training, and promotion.
9) Employers adhere to______________as a remedy for past discrimination --
Answer ✔✔ affirmative action plans
10) preferential treatment -- Answer ✔✔ employment preference given to a
member of a protected group
11) All recruitment communications should include -- Answer ✔✔ equal
opportunity/affirmative action statement or phrases or acronyms such as EOE/AA
(Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action), Equal Opportunity Employer,
or An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
12) Employment preference given to a member of a protected group is called --
Answer ✔✔ preferential treatment
13) Independent Contractor -- Answer ✔✔ individual or business that provides
services to another individual or business that controls or directs only the result
of the work
AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1) Under FMLA, a qualified employee is entitled to how many weeks of leave in
order to care for the employee's spouse, child, or parent who has a serious
health condition? -- Answer ✔✔ 12 work weeks
2) Under FMLA, a qualified employee is entitled to how many weeks of leave in
order to care for a military service member with a serious injury or illness who is
the spouse, child, or parent of the employee? -- Answer ✔✔ 26 work weeks
3) An employer who demoted or fired an employee due to the employee's service is
in violation on -- Answer ✔✔ The Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994
4) A proactive effort to eliminate discrimination and its past effects is referred to as
-- Answer ✔✔ affirmative action
5) Affirmative Action -- Answer ✔✔ proactive efforts to eliminate discrimination
and its past effects
, 6) Protected classes under Title VII -- Answer ✔✔ groups underrepresented in
employment—particularly blacks, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic
Americans, and women.
7) A group underrepresented in employment is referred to as a(n) __________
class. -- Answer ✔✔ protected
8) Affirmative Action Plan -- Answer ✔✔ describes in detail the actions to be taken,
procedures to be followed and standards to be met when establishing an
affirmative action program. Affirmative action plans can include but are not
limited to, provisions for nondiscriminatory recruitment, training, and promotion.
9) Employers adhere to______________as a remedy for past discrimination --
Answer ✔✔ affirmative action plans
10) preferential treatment -- Answer ✔✔ employment preference given to a
member of a protected group
11) All recruitment communications should include -- Answer ✔✔ equal
opportunity/affirmative action statement or phrases or acronyms such as EOE/AA
(Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action), Equal Opportunity Employer,
or An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
12) Employment preference given to a member of a protected group is called --
Answer ✔✔ preferential treatment
13) Independent Contractor -- Answer ✔✔ individual or business that provides
services to another individual or business that controls or directs only the result
of the work
