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What is the bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) exception primarily used for?
To prove that a particular person could not perform the job duties due to certain factors
What is an example of disparate impact as mentioned in the text?
Requiring a high school diploma for employment
Under what circumstances can a company make use of the BFOQ exception?
When it's reasonably necessary for the normal operation of the business
(Company name) is required to post notices of EEOC policies in the work environment.
True
BFOQ allows discrimination in hiring based on special circumstances such as safety concerns.
True
The Patriot Act does not allow the government access to private data of employees without the company's consent.
False
What are some examples of disparate impact as mentioned in the text?
- Requirement of a high school diploma, which may not be important to employment, could discriminate against racial groups. 2. A height requirement, which could limit the ability of women or persons of certain races to apply for the position. 3. Written tests that do not relate directly to the job. 4. Awarding of pay raises on the basis of, say, fewer than five years of experience, which could discriminate against people older than forty.
Under what circumstances can a company make use of the bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) exception?
When a quality or attribute is reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business and when it can be proven that a particular person could not perform the job duties because of sex, age, religion, disability, and national origin.
To obtain a BFOQ exception, a company must prove that a particular person could not perform the job duties because of sex, age, religion, disability, and national ______.
origin
Disparate impact occurs when an organization discriminates through the use of a process, affecting a protected group as a whole, rather than consciously intending to ______.
discriminate
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