HRIR Chapter 4 Exam Questions 100% Correct Answers
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) - Answers - concept that all individuals should have equal treatment in all employment-related actions
Discrimination - Answers - recognizing differences among items or people
protected class - Answers - ...
HRIR Chapter 4 Exam Questions 100%
Correct Answers
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) - Answers -✔✔ concept that all individuals
should have equal treatment in all employment-related actions
Discrimination - Answers -✔✔ recognizing differences among items or people
protected class - Answers -✔✔ individuals withing a group identified for protection
under equal employment laws and regulations
disparate treatment - Answers -✔✔ occurs when members of a protected class are
treated differently from others, outcome (not intent) of employer's actions is considered
by courts when deciding if illegal or not.
disparate impact - Answers -✔✔ occurs when members of a protected class are
substantially underrepresented as a result of employment decisions that work to their
disadvantage. employers have burden of proof. lack of intent is no defense.
business necessity - Answers -✔✔ practice necessary for safe and efficient
organizational operations
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) - Answers -✔✔ characteristic providing a
legitimate reason why an employer can exclude persons on otherwise illegal bases of
consideration
burden of proof - Answers -✔✔ what individuals who file suit against employers must
prove in order to establish that illegal discrimination has occurred. (person is a member
of protected group, person qualified but rejected, employer continued seeking after
rejection).
prima facie - Answers -✔✔ preliminary (hearing; court case). once this case has been
made the burden of proof shifts to employer.
retaliation - Answers -✔✔ punitive actions taken by employers against individuals who
exercise their legal rights
equal employment - Answers -✔✔ employment that is not affected by illegal
discrimination
"blind to differences" - Answers -✔✔ differences among people should be ignored and
everyone should be treated equally
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