CODESP Legal and Ethical Compliance 2

Question 1

Under the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP), which statistical method is primarily used to demonstrate adverse impact?

Accepted Answer

Four-fifths (80%) rule

Answer

The four-fifths (80%) rule compares selection rates between groups; a rate below 80% of the highest group's rate indicates adverse impact.

Question 2

Which legal doctrine holds employers responsible for the discriminatory actions of their supervisors even when upper management was unaware?

Accepted Answer

Respondeat superior

Answer

Respondeat superior ('let the master answer') makes employers vicariously liable for supervisory misconduct within the scope of employment.

Question 3

A CODESP member agency discovers its written test has a significant adverse impact on a protected class. What is the FIRST recommended corrective step?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a job-relatedness validity study

Answer

Before abandoning or modifying a selection tool, agencies should first determine whether the test is job-related through a validity study.

Question 4

Which type of validity evidence is established by showing that scores on a selection test correlate with measures of actual job performance?

Accepted Answer

Criterion-related validity

Answer

Criterion-related validity links test scores (the predictor) to job performance criteria, demonstrating the test predicts success on the job.

Question 5

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), when must an employer provide a reasonable accommodation during the selection process?

Accepted Answer

When a qualified applicant requests it, unless it causes undue hardship

Answer

Employers must accommodate qualified applicants during testing and interviews upon request, unless doing so creates undue hardship.

CODESP - Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedures Practice Test

CODESP - Cooperative Organization for the Development of Employee Selection Procedures Practice Test

CODESP Legal and Ethical Compliance 2