HFT 2220 CH 2 Terms Exam
Questions and Answers
Disparate Impact - ANSWER-under the equal employment opportunity law, as less
favorable effect for one group then for another group. Results when rules applied to
all employees have a different and more inhibiting effect on women and minority
groups than on the majority
Disparate Treatment - ANSWER-results when rules or policies are applied
inconsistently to one group of people over another. Discrimination may result when
rules and policies are applied differently to members of protected classes
Essential functions - ANSWER-The primary job functions or tasks that an individual
must be able to perform with or without a reasonable accommodation.
executive order - ANSWER-An official presidential directive that has the same force
as a law
Four-Fifths Rule - ANSWER-aka 80% rule- established by uniform guidelines on
employee selection procedures in 1978 that states selection or promotion of any
racial, ethnic, or sex group must occur at a rate of at least 80 percent of the rate of
the group with the highest selection rate
impairment - ANSWER-a physical or mental condition resulting from injury or illness,
which diminishes an individual's faculties such as ability to hear, see, walk, or talk
intent - ANSWER-a knowing and willful action of illegal discrimination
Major Life Activities - ANSWER-Include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks,
walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working etc
minority - ANSWER-a label attributed to individuals who fall into a protected class as
defined by civil rights statutes
Perpetuation theory - ANSWER-A theory of discrimination that precludes employers
from perpetuating past discriminatory practices that may have existed prior to the
enactment of a statute.
Plaintiff - ANSWER-the filing party in a legal dispute
preponderance of evidence - ANSWER-the balance of evidence in which a court
decision is made on the slightest weight in one direction (BRD is criminal cases)
Questions and Answers
Disparate Impact - ANSWER-under the equal employment opportunity law, as less
favorable effect for one group then for another group. Results when rules applied to
all employees have a different and more inhibiting effect on women and minority
groups than on the majority
Disparate Treatment - ANSWER-results when rules or policies are applied
inconsistently to one group of people over another. Discrimination may result when
rules and policies are applied differently to members of protected classes
Essential functions - ANSWER-The primary job functions or tasks that an individual
must be able to perform with or without a reasonable accommodation.
executive order - ANSWER-An official presidential directive that has the same force
as a law
Four-Fifths Rule - ANSWER-aka 80% rule- established by uniform guidelines on
employee selection procedures in 1978 that states selection or promotion of any
racial, ethnic, or sex group must occur at a rate of at least 80 percent of the rate of
the group with the highest selection rate
impairment - ANSWER-a physical or mental condition resulting from injury or illness,
which diminishes an individual's faculties such as ability to hear, see, walk, or talk
intent - ANSWER-a knowing and willful action of illegal discrimination
Major Life Activities - ANSWER-Include caring for oneself, performing manual tasks,
walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working etc
minority - ANSWER-a label attributed to individuals who fall into a protected class as
defined by civil rights statutes
Perpetuation theory - ANSWER-A theory of discrimination that precludes employers
from perpetuating past discriminatory practices that may have existed prior to the
enactment of a statute.
Plaintiff - ANSWER-the filing party in a legal dispute
preponderance of evidence - ANSWER-the balance of evidence in which a court
decision is made on the slightest weight in one direction (BRD is criminal cases)
