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Human Resource Management

Gary Dessler

Chapter 2

Equal Opportunity and the Law - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

02:34

Problem 1

What important precedents were set by the Griggs v. Duke Power Company case? The Albemarle v. Moody case?

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Problem 2

Explain each of the four examples of a bona fide occupational qualification.

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Problem 3

What is sexual harassment? How can an employee prove sexual harassment?

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Problem 4

What is the difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact?

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Problem 5

Working individually or in groups, respond to these three scenarios based on what you learned in this chapter. Under what conditions (if any) do you think the following constitute sexual harassment? (a) A female manager fires a male employee because he refuses her requests for sexual favors. (b) A male manager refers to female employees as "sweetie" or "baby." (c) A female employee overhears two male employees exchanging sexually oriented jokes.

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03:59

Problem 6

Working individually or in groups, discuss how you would set up an affirmative action program.

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03:59

Problem 7

Compare and contrast the issues presented in Bakke with more recent court rulings on affirmative action. Working individually or in groups, discuss the current direction of affirmative action.

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04:08

Problem 8

Working individually or in groups, write a onepage paper titled "What the Manager Should Know About How the EEOC Handles a Person's Discrimination Charge."

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03:59

Problem 9

Explain the difference between affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.

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Problem 10

Assume you are the manager in a small restaurant; you are responsible for hiring employees, supervising them, and recommending them for promotion. Working individually or in groups, compile a list of potentially discriminatory management practices you should avoid.

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Problem 11

Appendices $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{B}$ at the end of this book (pages 612-629) list the knowledge someone studying for the HRCI (Appendix A) or SHRM (Appendix B) certification exam needs to have in each area of human resource management (such as in Strategic Management, and Workforce Planning). In groups of several students, do four things: (1) review Appendix A and/or B; (2) identify the material in this chapter that relates to the Appendix $\mathrm{A}$ and/or $\mathrm{B}$ required knowledge lists; (3) write four multiple-choice exam questions on this material that you believe would be suitable for inclusion in the HRCI exam and/or the SHRM exam; and, (4) if time permits, have someone from your team post your team's questions in front of the class, so that students in all teams can answer the exam questions created by the other teams.

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03:52

Problem 12

Based on what you read in this chapter, on what legal basis could the 61 -year-old California attorney claim he was a victim of discrimination?

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03:15

Problem 13

On what laws and legal concepts did the employer apparently base its termination of this 61-year-old attorney?

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04:24

Problem 14

Based on what laws or legal concepts could you take the position that it is legal to fire someone for poor performance even though there may be a discriminatory aspect to the termination? (This is not to say that there necessarily was such a discriminatory aspect with this case.)

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Problem 15

If you were the judge called on to make a decision on this case, what would your decision be, and why?

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Problem 16

Do you think Ms. Browne Sanders had the basis for a sexual harassment suit? Why?

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Problem 17

From what you know of this case, do you think the jury arrived at the correct decision? If not, why not? If so, why?

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05:13

Problem 18

Based on the few facts that you have, what steps could Garden management have taken to protect itself from liability in this matter?

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05:13

Problem 19

Aside from the appeal, what would you do now if you were the Garden's top management?

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Problem 20

"The allegations against Madison Square Garden in this case raise ethical questions with regard to the employer's actions." Explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement, and why.

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01:00

Problem 21

Is it true, as Jack Carter claims, that "virtually all our workers are women or minority members anyway, so no one can come in here and accuse us of being discriminatory" ?

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Problem 22

How should Jennifer and her company address the sexual harassment charges and problems?

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02:22

Problem 23

How should she and her company address the possible problems of age discrimination?

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01:55

Problem 24

Given the fact that each of its stores has only a handful of employees, is her company covered by equal rights legislation?

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Problem 25

And finally, aside from the specific problems, what other personnel management matters (application forms, training. and so on) have to be reviewed given the need to bring them into compliance with equal rights laws?

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03:24

Problem 26

Explain the main features of Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

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04:11

Problem 27

What are the two main defenses you can use in the event of a discriminatory practice allegation, and what exactly do they involve?

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Problem 28

MyManagementLab Only - comprehensive writing assignment for this chapter.

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