A) for the first time, allowed jury trials in Title VII cases.
B) struck down the separate but equal doctrine.
C) declared affirmative action to be a form of illegal reverse discrimination.
D) for the first time, recognized the business necessity defense.
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A) Samantha cannot pursue her claim of discrimination at the EEOC because she signed a contract agreeing to arbitration.
B) The EEOC can take Samantha's case to court because it was not a party to the employment agreement.
C) The EEOC can represent Samantha in the arbitration of her case because it is the official government agency for resolving complaints of discrimination.
D) If the arbitration hearing is held and a decision is issued before the EEOC takes action it will be the final result for Samantha's claim.
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A) Elijah has a prima facie case of disparate treatment discrimination against the synagogue and the synagogue has no defense.
B) Elijah has a prima facie case of discrimination against the synagogue and the synagogue can successfully assert the ministerial exception to Title VII.
C) Elijah does not have a prima facie case of discrimination, so it doesn't matter whether the synagogue can assert a defense.
D) Elijah has a prima facie case of discrimination against the synagogue and the synagogue can successfully assert the business necessity defense.
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A) there was a conspiracy to cause discrimination by other persons at the workplace.
B) that the person who discriminated was acting under color of state law.
C) that the discrimination occurred in connection with an employment contract.
D) that the discrimination was based on a disparate impact.
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True/False
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A) 45
B) 180
C) 300
D) None of the choices are correct.
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True/False
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A) they have signed mandatory arbitration agreements with their employers
B) they are referred to mediation by the EEOC
C) they file their claims with a 706 agency
D) All of the above.
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A) File her claim with the EEOC (or a 706 agency) within 180 days.
B) Exhaust her administrative remedies at the EEOC before bringing the suit in federal court.
C) Receive a right-to-sue letter from the EEOC.
D) None of the choices is correct
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A) enforced only by the EEOC.
B) enforced only by the OFCCP.
C) enforced entirely by private right of action.
D) repealed by the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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A) laws enacted to protect the "Rainbow Coalition."
B) any discrimination complaint that is brought outside the provisions of Title VII.
C) state Jim Crow laws.
D) an action taken by a person acting on behalf of a state or local government that deprives someone else of their civil rights.
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True/False
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A) 45 days.
B) 120 days.
C) 300 days
D) 180 days.
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A) has no recourse because she was not working in the U.S. at the time she was laid off.
B) has no recourse because employment discrimination laws do not apply to lay offs.
C) has the right to file a claim for discrimination against her former employer pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D) has the right to file a claim for discrimination against her former employer pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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A) Title VII.
B) 42 U.S.C. sec. 1981.
C) 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983.
D) 42 U.S.C. sec. 1985.
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A) extended the statute of limitations for filing a pay discrimination claim from 180 days to 300 days
B) extended the statute of limitations for filing a gender discrimination claim based on pay from 180 days to 300 days
C) extended the statute of limitations for filing a race discrimination claim based on pay from 180 days to 300 days
D) None of the above.
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A) I and II
B) II and III
C) I and III
D) I, II, and III
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True/False
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A) 1965
B) 1976
C) 1998
D) 2010
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A) do not interfere with the employee's right to file a claim for discrimination with the EEOC.
B) prevent an employee from pursuing a claim for discrimination with the EEOC.
C) are enforceable except when the employer violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
D) are not enforceable unless authorized by the EEOC.
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