CCB CCB Employment Law & HR Compliance 2

Question 1

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which age group is protected from employment discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Employees 40 years of age and older

Answer

The ADEA protects employees and job applicants who are 40 years of age or older from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, and other terms of employment.

Question 2

What is the 'interactive process' in the context of ADA compliance?

Accepted Answer

An ongoing dialogue between employer and employee to identify and implement reasonable accommodations

Answer

The interactive process is a collaborative, good-faith dialogue between an employer and an employee with a disability to identify appropriate reasonable accommodations that allow the employee to perform essential job functions.

Question 3

Which type of sexual harassment involves an employment benefit being conditioned on submission to unwelcome sexual conduct?

Accepted Answer

Quid pro quo harassment

Answer

Quid pro quo harassment occurs when a supervisor links employment decisions (hiring, promotion, raises) to an employee's submission to sexual advances or other sexual conduct.

Question 4

Under the Equal Pay Act (EPA), which factor does NOT justify a pay difference between male and female employees doing the same job?

Accepted Answer

Employee's gender

Answer

The Equal Pay Act prohibits wage differentials based on sex; employers may only justify pay differences through seniority, merit, production quantity/quality, or any factor other than sex.

Question 5

What is 'at-will employment' in U.S. labor law?

Accepted Answer

Employment where either party may end the relationship at any time for any lawful reason

Answer

At-will employment allows either the employer or employee to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any lawful reason, without advance notice or cause.

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CCB CCB Employment Law & HR Compliance 2