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LEGL 2700 ROESSING EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
A plan giving priority to employees based on the length of time an employee has worked for an employer An employer may apply different standards pursuant to a good-faith seniority system if the differences are not the result for an intention to discriminate - ANSWER>>Seniority System
Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 that forbids racial discrimination in the making of contracts - ANSWER>>Section 1981
Any physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity - ANSWER>>Disability
A disabled person who can perform the duties of a job - ANSWER>>Qualified Disabled
The actions that an employer must take under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and under the Americans with Disabilities Act to adapt employment conditions to an employee's religious belief or disability - ANSWER>>Reasonable Accommodation
Prohibits covered employers from firing, refusing to hire, or otherwise discriminating against individuals on the basis of their genetic information or a family member's genetic information - ANSWER>>Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
Thompson worked for NAS Supreme Court was asked to determine if firing Thompson constituted unlawful retaliation and, if so, whether he had a cause of action under Title VII Court held that as an employee of NAS, Thompson was within the zone of interests of Title VII and, as such, the statute's anti-retaliation provisions protected him As such, he has standing to bring a claim against NAS - ANSWER>>Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP (2011) 1 / 2
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New Haven (city) administered a test to firefighters to determine who qualified for promotion Results showed that white and Hispanic candidates outperformed minority candidates Some minority firefighters argued that the test should be disregarded as discriminatory and that it had a disparate impact on minority firefighters Firefighters who passed the test argued that the City's failure to certify the test resulted in disparate-treatment discrimination As a practical matter, City of New Haven believed that, based on the arguments from both sides, it would be sued if it did or if it did not certify the test results Supreme Court held that because the examinations were job related and consistent with business necessity, and there was no strong evidence of a disparate-impact violation, the City should have certified the test results - ANSWER>>Ricci v. DeStefano (2009)
Homer Plessy - OG Rosa Parks SCOTUS says "separate but equal" - ANSWER>>Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
"With all deliberate speed" UGA integrates in 1961 - ANSWER>>Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Bus boycott lifted - ANSWER>>Browder v. Gayle
Motel refused to accept Black Americans Federalism challenge Lester Maddox/Pickrick Restaurant Court finds (expanded) Commerce Clause allows enjoinment of motel (impact on interstate commerce) - ANSWER>>Heart of ATL Motel v. U.S. (1964)
Federal agency with seven commissioners Local offices in each state
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