Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition SOLUTION
MANUAL by Dawn Bennett-Alexander
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWER: act that prohibits discrimination
based on race, gender, relgion, national origin and color in hiring, promotion, layoff
and discharge
Who title VII applies to - ANSWER: employers with 15 or more employees whose
business affects interstate commerce
all employment agencies
labor unions with 15 or more members
state and local governments and their agencies
most federal government employment
EEOC - ANSWER: established by Title VII
Equal Employment opportunity commission - ANSWER: investigates violations of
employment acts
Two major types of Title VII Cases - ANSWER: Disparate Treatment
Disparate Impact
Disparate treatment - ANSWER: lawsuit in which plaintiff asserts that because of a
factor he or she has been treated less favorably than other within the organization
To win a disparate treatment case - ANSWER: plaintiff must show that the company
intended to discriminate because of one of the factors the law forbids
Two types of disparate treatment cases - ANSWER: pattern-practice cases
reprisal or retaliation cases
Pattern-practice cases - ANSWER: case in which the employee asserts that the
employer systematically discriminates
Reprisal or retaliation case - ANSWER: case in which employee must show that the
employer discriminated against him or her because that employee asserted their
rights
Disparate impact case - ANSWER: show that although the employer may not have
meant to discriminate but the effect or impact of an action was discriminatory
Title VII definition of relgion - ANSWER: including religious observances and practices
as well as belief and requires employer to reasonably accommodate to an
employee's religious observances
MANUAL by Dawn Bennett-Alexander
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ANSWER: act that prohibits discrimination
based on race, gender, relgion, national origin and color in hiring, promotion, layoff
and discharge
Who title VII applies to - ANSWER: employers with 15 or more employees whose
business affects interstate commerce
all employment agencies
labor unions with 15 or more members
state and local governments and their agencies
most federal government employment
EEOC - ANSWER: established by Title VII
Equal Employment opportunity commission - ANSWER: investigates violations of
employment acts
Two major types of Title VII Cases - ANSWER: Disparate Treatment
Disparate Impact
Disparate treatment - ANSWER: lawsuit in which plaintiff asserts that because of a
factor he or she has been treated less favorably than other within the organization
To win a disparate treatment case - ANSWER: plaintiff must show that the company
intended to discriminate because of one of the factors the law forbids
Two types of disparate treatment cases - ANSWER: pattern-practice cases
reprisal or retaliation cases
Pattern-practice cases - ANSWER: case in which the employee asserts that the
employer systematically discriminates
Reprisal or retaliation case - ANSWER: case in which employee must show that the
employer discriminated against him or her because that employee asserted their
rights
Disparate impact case - ANSWER: show that although the employer may not have
meant to discriminate but the effect or impact of an action was discriminatory
Title VII definition of relgion - ANSWER: including religious observances and practices
as well as belief and requires employer to reasonably accommodate to an
employee's religious observances
