In the context of workplace discrimination, which of the following statements is true of 706 agencies?

¨Texas state law limits the use of credit reports in an employer’s hiring process.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race discrimination against all persons, excluding Caucasians.

Which of the following is not an element for the tort of negligent hiring?

An employer does not have the right to raise a question regarding gender in a job interview unless gender is a bona fide occupational qualification.

Bob and Mary are both lineworkers for a utility company who have been working together for almost two years. Bob frequently tells Mary that the job is called “lineman” and not “linewoman,” and thus, it is not a woman’s job. He plays practical jokes on her such as hiding some of her tools and sabotaging her truck. He asks her when she plans on getting pregnant and staying at home to take care of her children and gives her copies of “Help Wanted” ads for secretarial and waitress jobs. Such behavior has kept Mary disturbed at work. If Mary complains about Bob’s conduct:

Same-sex sexual harassment is a recognized category of employment discrimination law.

An employer can use the Ellerth/Faragher affirmative defense in a case where the:

Mary, a freelance accountant, is hired by Bob Operating Business (BOB) whenever there is some auditing work at BOB’s back-end office. Mary is called to the office on a need basis and is paid $200 per day for her services. Which of the following is true of this scenario?

It may serve as the basis for a national origin discrimination claim if an employee has a surname that is generally associated with a national origin group even if that employee has no connections to that national origin group.