Which of the following is true regarding Title VII of the federal Civil Rights A

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Which of the following is true regarding Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act in the workplace?
Answer

a. The plaintiff employee must always prove a malicious, wrongful intent to discriminate on the part of the defendant employer against the employee to prevail in a Title VII civil rights lawsuit.

b. Only "big" employers with 2000 or more employees are covered by the federal Title VII Civil Rights Act due to the voluminous record-keeping requirements.

c. The employer must make an accommodation to an employee's religious beliefs, observances, and practices regardless of the expense, cost, or burden since freedom of religion is a very important civil right in the United States.

d. As a general rule, an employer can discriminate on the basis of appearance by selecting only "good-looking" and attractive male and female applicants for its sales force.

Explanation / Answer

b is completely false, Act is effective is 15 or more empoyees work each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current calendar year.

and c is false as well. An employer does not have to adhere to religious beliefs if the practices results in financial expense, cost or burden.

d. As a general rule, an employer can discriminate on the basis of appearance by selecting only "good-looking" and attractive male and female applicants for its sales force.

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