69. (Chapter 19) Mary works in sales at a hardware store. Of the 23 sales clerks
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69. (Chapter 19) Mary works in sales at a hardware store. Of the 23 sales clerks, Mary is the only woman. In the interview process, Mary was asked if she would be comfortable working with an otherwise all-male sales force. Mary said that she could handle that, at which point the person interviewing Mary warned her that a number of these people were 'good old boys' who didn't believe that women belonged in the hardware business. Mary took the job, but was often criticized for being a woman. Many of the other sales persons would not give Mary the assistance that they would give to each other. None of the comments was sexual in nature. Does Mary have a sexual harassment case? a. b. c. d. Yes, this is hostile work environment sexual harassment. Yes, due to the fact that the company has not hired any other women. No, because Mary took the job knowing what the work environment would be like. No, because none of the comments was sexual in nature. 70. (Chapter 19) Round-the-Clock Clockworks runs its factory 24 hours a day. It pays a higher amount for working the overnight shift. On this shift almost all of the workers are men. Most of the workers on the other shifts are women. Under the Equal Pay Act, can the company pay a higher wage for the overnight shift? No, because the jobs are similar regardless of the time that the work is a. done b. No, because the higher pay is not based on merit, seniority, or quantity of product No, because this is disparate impact discrimination. Yes, because the pay differential is based on a factor other than sex. c. d. 71. (Chapter 19) Three persons have been turned down for jobs because of their age. Alice, age 72, was turned down because she was too old. Betty, age 45, had applied for a job where most of her customers would be senior citizens and was turned down because she was too young. Cathy, age 35, was turned down for a teaching job because the school wanted very young teacher and thought she was too old. Assuming each was otherwise qualified for the job sought, who has a valid claim for llegal age discrimination? a. Alice only. b. Alice and Cathy. c. Alice and Betty d. Betty only 72. (Chapter 22) Unfair and deceptive trade practices are generally regulated by the: a. Federal Trade Commission. b. Food and Drug Administration. c. Securities and Exchange Commission. d. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Explanation / Answer
ANS 69=option a
Workplace conduct doesn’t have to do with proposals of sexual acts/ be driven by sexual desire in order for the behaviour to be hostile work circumstances sexual harassment. It can be adequate enough to compare how the supposed harasser treated persons of both genders in a mixed-sex setting, & to prove that one of the genders was treated unfavourably. Harassment is considered persistent when it permeates the office & modifies the sufferer’s work conditions so as to develop a abusive /hostile workplace setting.
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