If an employee receives a "right to sue" letter from the EEOC, he/she must file a lawsuit within 180 days if they wish to pursue the matter.

True

False

Job titles and written job descriptions are utilized to determine whether jobs are equal under the Equal Pay Act.

True

False

An individual may have a claim for disparate treatment even where an employer did not engage in intentional discrimination.

True

False

Race cannot be used as a "bona fide occupational qualification" (BFOQ).

True

False

A business can refuse to hire men if it can show that gender is a BFOQ of a particular job.

True

False

A collective bargaining agreement is one type of implied contract.

True

False

An employee who is covered by the terms of Title VII must file a charge with the EEOC or a 706 agency before he can file a lawsuit against his employer.

True

False

Anti-discrimination laws prevent an employer from terminating an at-will employee in a protected class for "no reason".

True

False

St. John's Catholic Church hires Joseph Patrick to be its new office clerk. Mary Catherine, who is equally qualified in terms of education and experience and who also applied, sues. Mary Catherine:

Cannot prevail because religious organizations are wholly exempt from the provisions of the Title VII

May prevail in a Title VII claim if both she and Joseph Patrick are Catholic

May prevail in a Title VII claim based on religious discrimination if the school failed to hire her because she is not Catholic

Cannot sue a religious entity for gender related reasons

When an employee has complained to his/her employer about racial harassment, the employer should:

Not investigate if there has only been one isolated incident of misconduct because one incident does not rise to the level of racial harassment

Investigate and take immediate corrective action

Avoid future communications with the employee in order to prevent him from filing a reprisal complaint with the EEOC

Eliminate any future harassment problems by terminating all employees involved, including the employee that complained