In situations in which the harasser is abusive to both men and women, a female employee can prevail on a complaint of hostile environment sexual harassment if the harasser’s hostility towards her has a component specifically directed at women.

It is not a defense for an employer to argue that an employee knew about the grooming code when he or she came into the workplace. If the code is illegal, it is illegal.

Retaliation claims may be filed not only by the employee who filed the discrimination claim, but also by others against whom the employer allegedly retaliated because of the claim, such as the claimant’s spouse who is terminated because his or her spouse filed a claim.   

Employers may use “race norming” to adjust scores for certain protected class members based on the overall performance of the protected class on the test.

When the harassment is by someone who is not employed by the employer, such as a client or someone who comes in to service the machinery at the employer’s business, the employer is not liable even if the employer knew or should have known of the acts of the harasser and took no immediate corrective action.

“Document abuse” occurs when an employee provides incorrect or forged documents for I-9 purposes.

Mary is an independent contractor for Bob Operating Business (BOB). While driving to a meeting at BOB’s headquarters, Mary causes a car accident in which a cab driver is hurt. Mary was talking to one of the managers at BOB over the phone when she was driving on that unfortunate day. Which of the following is true in the context of liability for the accident?

Which of the following is true about gender-based grooming policies at the workplace?

Managers investigating sexual harassment claims by an employee should:

Lucy, a teacher at a private non-religious school, becomes pregnant before her marriage. When she informs the management of the school about her pregnancy, she is told that she cannot keep her job because having an unwed, pregnant teacher and, later, an unwed mother, is bad for the school’s reputation. Lucy feels that her employer’s action is discriminatory. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?