Mary was employed as a flight attendant by Penguin Airlines. She was the only black female flight attendant on the airplane she was assigned to. At her job, Mary was frequently subjected to racial slurs, misbehavior, and threats from her co-workers. One co-worker even told their supervisor that the airline’s customers would not want to take orders from a black girl in the case of an in-flight emergency. Unable to tolerate the hostile environment, Mary quit her job. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Cara works as a customer service representative at MK Electronics Arcade. A few mobile phones and other electronic items are missing from the store’s inventory room. The management decides to check the purses and bags of all its employees. During the unprecedented and unannounced check, a small bottle of alcohol is found in Cara’s purse. After a few days the company terminates Cara although she had never come to the office drunk. Which of the following will hold true in this scenario?

Employers should not take anonymous complaints of sexual harassment seriously as they violate the due process rights of the alleged harasser.

In employment law, “glass ceilings” are the invisible, artificial and attitudinal barriers in the workplace. 

In an employment–agency relationship, if an agent acts beyond his or her authority, the principal is not liable for any resulting loss to a third party.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act:

When a female employee is repeatedly verbally harassed about doing men’s work, taking away the job a man should have, or simply inappropriately working at a traditionally male job, that behavior can constitute sexual harassment.

Which of the following refers to a clause in a contract that identifies the state law that will apply to any disputes that arise under the contract?

Roberto, a African American employee at Eager Beaver Tire Manufacturing Company, contacted the plant manager to inform him that his supervisor, Bill, treated him in a bad manner simply because he was African American. After Bill learned that Roberto had complained, Bill told other supervisors that Roberto was lazy and irresponsible, and he made jokes about Roberto’s accent. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Bob, a prolific shoe buyer, refuses to be assisted by male store clerks. The owner of Slipper Town, therefore, informs his staff that only female employees should attend to Bob because he does not want to anger a patron of his store. One of the male clerks, Larry, believes that this is illegal gender discrimination. Also, since part of his incentive pay is based on meeting the monthly sales target, he feels that this policy illegally denies him the opportunity to earn incentives because of his gender. Is Larry correct?