Mary, a black woman, had been working as an associate photographer for Pretty Peacock Magazine for five years. When the chief photographer position was open, Mary applied for the position but did not get selected. Instead, Debra, a white woman, was appointed as the chief photographer. Even though Mary was aware that Debra had better qualifications and experience to be a chief photographer, she filed a racial discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Bob owns a line of cosmetics and other grooming products called Koala Face. All the makeup artists working for Koala Face are required to wear black at work. Male employees must wear black pants and black T-shirts, and female employees must wear black skirts and black tops. Bob believes that sales will be better if female employees are dressed in a feminine way. Mary, an employee of Koala Face, is fired for wearing pants to work. If Mary files a gender discrimination lawsuit against Koala face, she is likely to win the case.

Whistle-blowing occurs when an employer reports an employee’s wrongdoing.

An employer can avoid liability for racial harassment by showing that the:

As a rule, if an agent goes beyond her authority or places the property of the principal at risk without authority, the principal is now responsible to the third party for all loss or damage naturally resulting from the agent’s unauthorized acts; the agent remains liable to the principal for the same amount.

Bob was employed as an auto mechanic with Larry & Sons Auto Shop. Larry employed 20 mechanics in each of his facilities in Plano. Bob was the only African-American mechanic and he had been employed by Larry for approximately nine years. He had applied for a promotion to chief mechanic on four separate occasions, and each time the promotion had been given to a white male with less seniority and less experience. After being denied the promotion for the fifth time, Bob filed a discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Bob’s employment was terminated by Larry after the EEOC contacted Larry concerning the claim. Which of the following will hold true in this scenario?

Once an employee has articulated a prima facie case of discrimination based on national origin, the burden falls on his or her employer to: (Select the best choice.)

In the context of employment discrimination, which of the following is true of retaliation claims?

Employers are more limited in inquiring about a job applicant’s convictions relevant to the job than about arrest records.

The term “under color of state law” refers to: