Question 1

Which of the following conditions is not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

The applicant has a physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity

The applicant has a mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity

The employee use to have a physical impairment (e.g., cancer in remission)

The employee has a broken leg

The applicant is regarded as having an impairment even if he or she does not have one

Question 2

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which of the following isprohibitedconduct by an employer?

Hiring a 45 year old over a 25 year old due to age

Hiring a 60 year old over a 50 year old due to age

Hiring a 35 year old over a 50 year old due to the cost of medical insurance for the older worker

Seeking applicants with a college degree

Hiring a more qualified candidate

Question 3

Which of the following religious requests would an employerprobably nothave to provide an accommodation for under Title VII?

A head professional football coach's request to not work on Sundays

A employee's request to wear a head scarf with her uniform

An employee's request for an alternative to swearing on a Bible before signing a document

A receptionist's request to observe the call to prayer five times a day

A employee's request to read the Torah during his lunch break

Question 4

All of the following, except one, are possible defenses a company could claim in a discrimination case. Which is not a defense?

Customer preference

Merit

Quantity or quality product standards

Requirement for the job

Seniority

Question 5

Which of the following istrueabout affirmative action programs?

A company may always discriminate against the majority classes

An employer never can take race into consideration

Affirmative action programs are always against the law

Employment quotas based on a specified percentage of minority applicants are lawful

A company can implement an affirmative action program to remedy past egregious racial discrimination