Home > Human Resource Management 101 > Quizzes > Workforce Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action 2
Workforce Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action 2
Fast practice, instant feedback. Timer auto-submits when time’s up.
Avg score: 70% • Most missed: “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 7.3 million workers 65 and ov…”
Workforce Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action 2
Time left 00:00
25 Questions

1. The number of single-parent households in the United States has decreased primarily because the number of marriages ending in divorce has dropped sharply in recent years.
2. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission administers the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
3. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibited employers from discriminating against individuals who were 40 to 50 years old.
4. The Uniform Guidelines provide a single set of principles to assist employers in complying with federal prohibitions against discriminatory employment practices.
5. The 1974 Seventh Circuit Court ruled that Greyhound did not violate the ADEA when it refused to hire persons 35 years of age or older as intercity bus drivers.
6. According to the Uniform Guidelines on Sexual Harassment, employers are only liable for the sexual harassment acts of their managers when they have knowledge of the sexual harassment taking place.
7. One or more jobs that have similar content, wage rates, and opportunities is known as a job group.
8. The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination against disabled workers who are employed by certain government contractors and subcontractors and organizations that receive federal grants in excess of $100,000.
9. Adverse impact occurs if women and minorities are not hired at the rate of at least 80 percent of the best-achieving group.
10. An estimated 86 percent of Fortune 500 firms now ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
11. In Albemarle Paper Co. v Moody, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the idea that any test used in the selection process or in promotion decisions must be validated if its use has had an adverse impact on women and minorities.
12. Polls show that only 40 percent of Americans favor equal employment rights for gay people.
13. According to the Supreme Court's decision in TWA v Hardison, employers have an obligation to accommodate sincerely held religious practices.
14. Approximately 77% of mothers with school-age children are in the workforce.
15. The H-1B employment visa is no longer available because of the high unemployment rate that began during the 2008/2010 recession.
16. The Supreme Court decision involving Thompson v North American Stainless L.P.U.S. raised the standard of proof for workplace retaliation claims, making it harder for employees to bring discrimination charges against employers.
17. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 7.3 million workers 65 and over will be working in 2022, down from about 13.2 million today.
18. The concept of multigenerational diversity" has gained increasing recognition as a workplace issue."
19. In 1971, the Court ruled that Martin Marietta had discriminated against a woman because she had young children, which implied that firms cannot impose employment standards only on women.
20. The United States Department of Labor (USDL) ensures that employers doing business with the federal government comply with nondiscrimination and affirmative action laws.
21. France considers a hostile environment as the only basis for sexual harassment claims.
22. The challenge for managers in the coming decades will be to recognize that people with common, but different characteristics from the mainstream, often think, act, learn, and communicate differently.
23. Diversity management requires managers to ensure that factors are in place to encourage the continued development of a diverse workforce by melding any differences among workers in order to achieve maximum productivity.
24. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
25. In today's workplace, diversity is primarily concerned with race and gender.

⚡ Recently practiced quizzes in this topic
Live quiz activity
Human Resource Management Practice Test: Internal Employee Relations Human Resource Management Practice Test: Training and Development Human Resource Management Practice Test: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining Human Resource Management Practice Test: Selection Human Resource Management Practice Test: Global Human Resource Management Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining 2 Human Resource Management Practice Test: Workforce Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 2 Human Resource Management Practice Test: Basics of Strategic Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Practice Test: Performance Management and Appraisal
 
❤ If you liked Fatskills, consider supporting us by checking out The Life Manuals You Never Got.

🌈  Our mission is to help improve your scores in any subject and exam withonline quizzes, practice tests, study guides, & advice for students. Since 2018.
About | Explore | User Guide | Topics | Subjects | Doubt Solver | Career Aptitude Test | Answers | Free Tools | OSHA Basics Quiz | What Should We Know?
Privacy | Terms |
Without work one finishes nothing. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
© 2026 Fatskills.com

All trademarks, logos and brand names are the property of their respective owners. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Use of these names, trademarks and brands does not imply endorsement.