CERs Legal Compliance & Labor Regulations 4

Question 1

The concept of 'ban-the-box' laws primarily restricts employers from:

Accepted Answer

Asking about criminal history on initial job applications

Answer

Ban-the-box laws delay criminal history inquiries until later in the hiring process — typically after an initial interview or conditional offer — to reduce automatic screening out of applicants with records.

Question 2

Under the FCRA, before taking adverse action based on a background check, an employer must:

Accepted Answer

Provide the candidate a pre-adverse action notice and a copy of the report

Answer

The FCRA's adverse action process requires a pre-adverse action notice with the report and Summary of Rights, a reasonable waiting period, and then a final adverse action notice.

Question 3

Which Executive Order requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity?

Accepted Answer

Executive Order 11246

Answer

Executive Order 11246, enforced by the OFCCP, requires covered federal contractors to maintain affirmative action programs and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Question 4

A client asks an ethical recruiter to avoid sending candidates who are 'too old.' Under the ADEA, the ethical recruiter should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse to follow the instruction and inform the client it violates the ADEA

Answer

Ethical recruiters must refuse discriminatory client requests; following such an instruction makes the recruiter potentially liable as a third-party participant in age discrimination.

Question 5

Which state-level concept gives employees the right to be terminated only for legitimate, non-arbitrary reasons, limiting the 'at-will' employment doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing

Answer

The implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is one of several exceptions to at-will employment recognized in some states, requiring that terminations not be arbitrary or in bad faith.

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CERs Legal Compliance & Labor Regulations 4