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14 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of discrimination
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the making of distinctions
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what is disparate treatment
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discrimination that occurs when individuals are treated differently because they are members of a protected class
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What is adverse impact
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discrimination that occurs when equal application of an employment practice has unequal impact on members of a protected class
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How can you tell if there is adverse impact
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4/5ths rule. If hiring rate is less than 4/5ths that of majority group there is adverse impact
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What are the four defenses to discrimination
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BFOQ
Seniority Job relatedness Business necessity |
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What are the two criteria for using BFOQ
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essence of the business operation
factual basis for believeing that all members of the class cannot perform the principle duties of the job |
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Criterion based validity is based on what?
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Statistics
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Content validity is based on what?
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expert opinion
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What is the affirmative defense
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A defense to sexual harassment where employers can escape liability if they exercised reasonable care to prevent/promptly correct SH or if complaining party unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or corrective opportunities by the employer.
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What is a consent decree
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when an employer and complaining parties enter into an agreement creating an AA plan prior to a judgment being rendered by a court.
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What are the criteria for who must have an AA program in place to be eligable for a federal contract or aid
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Employers with more than 50 employees or a contract over 50 grand.
Depositories for federal funds Firms offering US bonds Orgs w/ gov bills of lading worth 50 grand or more |
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What is a utilization analysis
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determining the extent to which protected classes are being underutilized by the organization
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What is an action plan
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list of actions which specify what the organization will actually do to reduce underutilization
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What is an RFOA
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reasonable factor other than age
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