The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) possesses the authority to ________.
A) investigate and reconcile whether a claim of discrimination should be brought to a federal judge
B) notify legal authorities of illegal discrimination
C) investigate and reconcile charges of illegal discrimination
D) prove illegal discrimination in a court of law
Question 2The Equal Pay Act permits pay distinctions to be made based on certain factors. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?
A) gender
B) merit system
C) seniority system
D) production quality
Question 3What Supreme Court case ruled that discrimination charges must be filed within 180 days of the allegedly discriminatory pay decision?
A) Ledbetter v Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.
B) Espinoza v Farah Manufacturing Company
C) Weber v Kaiser Aluminum Corporation
D) Albemarle Paper Company v Moody
Question 4Which federal legislation is based on the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
A) Equal Pay Act of 1963
B) Civil Rights Act of 1866
C) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
D) Age Discrimination Act of 1967
Question 5Legislation (federal, state, and local), Supreme Court decisions, and executive orders require both public and private organizations to tap the abilities of a workforce that was largely underused before the mid-1960s.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 6Although equal employment opportunity has come a long way since the early 1960s, continuing efforts are required because some problems still exist.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 7What is the purpose of a social audit? What methods are available to firms that want to conduct social audits?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 8There is greater recognition among some leading global CSR organizations that CSR efforts are an exercise in ________.
A) legislating laws that may or may not protect employee rights
B) reputational management
C) employee branding
D) ensuring that Wall Street firms maximize profits
Question 9What is the status of global CSR since the recession of 2008-2010?
What will be an ideal response?
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