The term “green card” refers to a _____.

If a sexual activity is wanted or welcome by an employee, the behavior can still count as sexual harassment as long as it is severe or pervasive.

Pug Goods Inc. has a published workplace policy. It reads “Promotions to the level of supervisor and higher are limited to individuals with at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.” Which of the following is true of this policy?

Mary is a qualified carpenter who works for Armadillo Construction Inc. Armadillo Construction is losing business as most clients do not like the idea of female construction workers working on their project. They often complain that they cannot trust the work of a female employee. On this basis, Armadillo Construction fires Mary. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?

In the absence of age as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination against an individual _____ years of age or older.

An employer has a policy in which it tries to correct an employee’s negative behavior or poor performance on the job by providing the employee a fixed number of chances to improve his or her behavior. The employee is terminated only after all attempts have failed to improve his or her behavior. The policy is called _____.

Which of the following factors is part of the economic realities test used by courts to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor?

Color discrimination can occur between persons of different races or ethnicities but not between persons of the same race or ethnicity.

An employer can use the Ellerth/Faragher defense in a case where the employer had a reasonable sexual harassment policy, and the victim of harassment unreasonably failed to use it.

Bob, an Asian male employed as a project manager at a reputed company, receives his first performance appraisal. In the appraisal his supervisor states, “Compared to the other project managers, Bob falls below expectations in the performance of his job duties. He has missed four out of six deadlines in the past year without justification. Bob needs to improve his time management skills.” If the performance appraisal is reasonable and truthful, it subjects the employer to: