Test Bank Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 4th Edition Gary Dessler

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 4e (Dessler)
Chapter 2 Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity

1) Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty,
or property, without due process of the law"?
A) First
B) Fifth
C) Tenth
D) Thirteenth
Answer: B
Explanation: B) The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1791) states that "no
person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law." Other
laws as well as various court decisions made discrimination against minorities illegal by the early
1900s.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept

2) According to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, an employer may pay workers differently for all of
the following reasons EXCEPT for ________.
A) production quantity
B) merit systems
C) seniority
D) gender
Answer: D
Explanation: D) The Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex
when jobs involve equal work—equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility—and are performed
under similar working conditions. However, differences in pay do not violate the act if the
difference is based on a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by
quantity or quality of production, or a differential based on any factor other than sex.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept




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,3) Which legislation makes it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex when jobs
involve equal work; require equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility; and are performed under
similar working conditions?
A) Title VII
B) Equal Pay Act of 1963
C) Executive Order 11246
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Answer: B
Explanation: B) The Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to discriminate in pay on the basis of sex
when jobs involve equal work—equivalent skills, effort, and responsibility—and are performed
under similar working conditions. However, differences in pay do not violate the act if the
difference is based on a seniority system, a merit system, a system that measures earnings by
quantity or quality of production, or a differential based on any factor other than sex.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept

4) Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act specifically prohibits discrimination based on all of the
following characteristics EXCEPT ________.
A) national origin
B) cultural orientation
C) color
D) religion
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act says an employer cannot discriminate
based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Specifically, it states that such
discrimination shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer. On July 21, 2014,
President Obama signed a New Executive Order (11246) that adds sexual orientation and gender
identity to prohibited discrimination characteristics.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept




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,5) Members of the EEOC are appointed by the ________.
A) U.S. Senate
B) U.S. Supreme Court
C) President of the United States
D) Vice-President of the United States
Answer: C
Explanation: C) The EEOC consists of five members appointed by the president with the advice
and consent of the Senate. Each member serves a five-year term.
Diff: 1
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept

6) The EEOC consists of ________ members, and each member serves a term of ________
years.
A) 5; 3
B) 5; 5
C) 7; 4
D) 7; 6
Answer: B
Explanation: B) The EEOC consists of five members appointed by the president with the advice
and consent of the Senate. Each member serves a five-year term.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept

7) The EEOC was initially established to investigate complaints about ________.
A) job discrimination
B) unfair business practices
C) sexual harassment in public schools
D) accommodations for disabled workers
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Title VII established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
to administer and enforce the Civil Rights law at work. The EEOC receives and investigates job
discrimination complaints from aggrieved individuals.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Concept




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, 8) Steven is a 55-year-old American male of Anglo-Saxon descent. What legislation is intended
to protect Steven from discrimination?
A) Executive Order 11375
B) Equal Pay Act of 1963
C) Executive Order 11246
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Answer: D
Explanation: D) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) made it unlawful
to discriminate against employees or applicants who are between 40 and 65 years of age.
Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 require government contractors to take affirmative action,
and the Equal Pay Act made it unlawful to discriminate in pay based on the employee's gender.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Application

9) Rollins and Associates is making an extra effort to promote and hire under-represented,
protected individuals. Rollins and Associates is most likely participating in ________.
A) progressive desegregation
B) affirmative action
C) progressive action
D) permitted discrimination
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Affirmative action involves making an extra effort to hire and promote
individuals in protected groups, especially when those groups are under-represented. Executive
Orders 11246 and 11375 require government contractors to take affirmative action.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Application of knowledge
Chapter: 2
LO: 2.1: Summarize the basic equal employment opportunity laws and how each impacts HR
functions such as recruitment and selection.
Skill: Application




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