What is implicit bias?

Subconscious attitudes and stereotypes developed overtime

Which of the following is an example of workplace equity?

Offering extra training programs for employees from minority backgrounds

What is required of government contractors under E.O. 11246?

Develop/maintain an affirmative action if they meet required thresholds

In the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, what was ruled unconstitutional?

Racial quotas in college admissions

The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 required that:

Prevailing local wage rates must be paid on federal projects over $2,000

E.O. 11246 applied to federal contractors with:

50 or more employees and a federal contract of $50,00 or more

What is affirmative action?

The intentional inclusion of women and minorities in the workplace

What was the significance of United Steelworkers of America v. Weber?

It ruled that voluntary affirmative action plans were legal under Title VII

What happens if a contractor fails to comply with affirmative action requirements?

They may be debarred from government contracts

What role did the EEOC play in Johnson v. Transportation Agency?

It issued a 90-day letter after finding no reasonable cause

What was the key issue in Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara (1987)?

Whether an employer's voluntary affirmative action could consider gender

What is a placement goal in an affirmative action plan?

A target for hiring more underrepresented groups when disparities exist

What is the MAIN difference between equality and equity?

Equality = same resources; Equity = same resources but based on needs

Which Supreme Court case limited the use of racial quotas but upheld affirmative action?

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Which government agency enforces E.O. 11246?

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

Judicially imposed affirmative action plans are ordered when:

A court finds an employer guilty of discrimination

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1
What is implicit bias?
Laws preventing discrimination in hiring
Subconscious attitudes and stereotypes developed overtime
A conscious decision to exclude certain groups
A type of affirmative action policy
2
Which of the following is an example of workplace equity?
Assigning all employees the same mentor regardless of their background
Offering extra training programs for employees from minority backgrounds
Promoting employees only based on tenure without considering past barriers
Providing the same professional development program to all employees
3
What is required of government contractors under E.O. 11246?
To meet mandatory racial hiring quotas
To eliminate all hiring requirements
Develop/maintain an affirmative action if they meet required thresholds
To only hire U.S. citizens
4
Which of the following is NOT required by affirmative action?
Expanding outreach to underrepresented groups
Mentoring and training traditionally excluded groups
Hiring unqualified individuals
Recruitment of historically underrepresented individuals
5
In the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, what was ruled unconstitutional?
Racial quotas in college admissions
Equal employment opportunity laws
Workplace diversity programs
The entire concept of affirmative action
6
The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 required that:
All federal workers receive the same wage
Employers must give preference to minority workers
Employers must implement affirmative action programs
Prevailing local wage rates must be paid on federal projects over $2,000
7
E.O. 11246 applied to federal contractors with:
At least 100 employees and a contract worth $10,000
Only government agencies
All private employers, regardless of contract status
50 or more employees and a federal contract of $50,00 or more
8
What is affirmative action?
A hiring practice based on quotas
The intentional inclusion of women and minorities in the workplace
A policy that give unqualified individuals jobs over qualified individuals
A law requiring businesses to hire only minorities
9
What was the significance of United Steelworkers of America v. Weber?
It ruled that voluntary affirmative action plans were legal under Title VII
It declared all hiring preferences unconstitutional
It determined that race could never be considered in hiring decisions
It banned all affirmative action plans
10
What happens if a contractor fails to comply with affirmative action requirements?
There are no penalties
They must pay fines, but can continue working
They are required to double their workforce
They may be debarred from government contracts
11
What role did the EEOC play in Johnson v. Transportation Agency?
It found that the employer had violated Title VII
It issued a 90-day letter after finding no reasonable cause
It ruled that affirmative action plans were unconstitutional
It mandated that the male employee be promoted instead
12
What was the key issue in Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara (1987)?
Whether affirmative action plans are illegal in all employment sectors
Whether an employer could use race as a hiring factor in private-sector
Whether an employer's voluntary affirmative action could consider gender
Whether an employer was required to fire male employees and promote males
13
What is a placement goal in an affirmative action plan?
A legal requirement to hire only minority candidates
A punishment for failing diversity audits
A quota that must be met
A target for hiring more underrepresented groups when disparities exist
14
What is the MAIN difference between equality and equity?
They mean the same thing
Equity = same resources; Equality = same resources but based on needs
Equality = same resources; Equity = same resources but based on needs
Equality only applies to hiring, while equity applies to only pay
15
Reverse discrimination lawsuits are commonly successful in court
False
True
16
Which Supreme Court case limited the use of racial quotas but upheld affirmative action?
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Brown v. Board of Education
Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Johnson v. Transportation Agency
17
Affirmative action obligations can arise in which of the following ways?
Through voluntary employer action
All of the above
Through Executive Order 11246
As a judicial remedy for discrimination under Title VII
18
Which government agency enforces E.O. 11246?
Department of Justice (DOJ)
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
19
Judicially imposed affirmative action plans are ordered when:
A company fails to pay employees equal wages
A court finds an employer guilty of discrimination
An employer meets the federal contractor requirements
An employer voluntarily chooses to diversify its workforce
20
E.O. 11246 prohibits federal contractors from discriminating in hiring based on race, color, sex, religion, and origin
False
True
21
The purpose of corporate management compliance evaluation is to increase employee wages.
False
True

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