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?

Bob, an Asian male, is fired after being late for work three times. His employer has a rule that employees may be fired after being late for work twice. However, the rule has only been enforced against Asian workers while employees of other national origins have been retained with only a warning. In this scenario, Bob:

Harassment is a type of employment discrimination.

Built into the elements of hostile environment sexual harassment is a requirement that the offending activity must involve some touching.

At the court of appeals level, the person who appealed a legal case to the court of appeals is known as the appellant and the other party is known as the appellee.