Diversity In the Work Place

There are ____ categories protected under federal law

• 10

• 6

• 9

• 12

Name four categories protected under federal law

What year was the Civil Rights Act passed?

• 1960

• 1964

• 1968

• 1970

What year did Equal Pay Act become law?

• 1963

• 1965

• 1966

• 1968

Congress expanded Title VII to protect federal government employees and granted the EEOC authority to pursue independent litigation against private employers.

• True

• False

What year did Americans with Disabilities Act happen?

• 1960

• 1990

• 1980

• 2000

A movie director can demand African American actors (or actors with African American features) if he’s making a film about slavery

• True

• False

A male fitness instructor can be refused employment at an all female gym

• True

• False

You are preparing a briefing on discrimination law for new managers and supervisors. You want to start with a big picture view. Which of the following would best serve that purpose?

• Discrimination legislation is more of a suggestion than a requirement. 

• Discrimination protections apply only to the hiring process.

• Discrimination protections legislation is applicable to all employment decisions.

• There are currently 5 protected categories: age, race, religion, gender and disability.

You are preparing a briefing on discrimination law for new managers and supervisors. Your specific focus is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which of the following is best summarizes the protections in the original Act?

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, religion or gender. 

  and national origin.

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, gender and national origin.

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 re-establishes discrimination protections eroded by a series of Supreme Court decisions.

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex