The notion of race is scientific concept, not a cultural or social concept.

In the absence of age as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination against an individual _____ years of age or older.

Mary is a qualified carpenter who works for Armadillo Construction Inc. Armadillo Construction is losing business as most clients do not like the idea of female construction workers working on their project. They often complain that they cannot trust the work of a female employee. On this basis, Armadillo Construction fires Mary. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?

An employer has a policy in which it tries to correct an employee’s negative behavior or poor performance on the job by providing the employee a fixed number of chances to improve his or her behavior. The employee is terminated only after all attempts have failed to improve his or her behavior. The policy is called _____.

Bob, an employee at Iguana Timepieces, is accused of stealing several premium wristwatches by the store manager, Jamal. Bob denies the allegation, claiming that he did not have key to the case where the watches were kept. Jamal asks Bob to take a polygraph test, which Tyler refuses. Jamal fires Bob because he refused to take the polygraph test. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Bob, an Asian male employed as a project manager at a reputed company, receives his first performance appraisal. In the appraisal his supervisor states, “Compared to the other project managers, Bob falls below expectations in the performance of his job duties. He has missed four out of six deadlines in the past year without justification. Bob needs to improve his time management skills.” If the performance appraisal is reasonable and truthful, it subjects the employer to:

Jing, a Chinese citizen who is legally permitted to work in the United States, and Mary, a white American woman, apply for the same job at Canary Bird Enterprises. Jing loses the job to Mary. In order to prevail in a national origin discrimination claim under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), Jing must prove that:

The disparate impact national origin theory does not apply to physical requirements such as minimum height because every ethnic group has some members who are tall and some who are short.

Henri, who runs a French restaurant, wants his diners to have an authentic culinary experience. Thus, he wants to recruit qualified individuals of French origin for his restaurant. Henri may be able to avoid a claim of national origin discrimination and still limit the job to individuals of French origin by showing that:

Carlos, a Mexican-American, is five feet five inches tall, which is the average height for Mexican-American men. He applies for a job as a mechanic with Panther Soul Auto Repair but is not hired as he does not meet the minimum height requirement for the position, which is five feet eight inches. If the height requirement cannot be justified by business necessity, which of the following will hold true in this scenario?