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What is the bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) exception primarily used for?

To allow discrimination based on customer preference

To prove that a particular person could not perform the job duties due to certain factors (correct)

To ensure equality in the workplace

To restrict job opportunities for a specific gender

What is an example of disparate impact as mentioned in the text?

Conducting interviews to evaluate candidate qualifications

Hiring based on relevant job-related tests

Requiring a high school diploma for employment (correct)

Providing pay raises based on performance

Under what circumstances can a company make use of the BFOQ exception?

When the company has a preference for hiring a specific gender

When a certain race is not considered suitable for a particular job role

When customers demand hiring employees from a specific national origin

When it's reasonably necessary for the normal operation of the business (correct)

(Company name) is required to post notices of EEOC policies in the work environment.

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BFOQ allows discrimination in hiring based on special circumstances such as safety concerns.

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The Patriot Act does not allow the government access to private data of employees without the company's consent.

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What are some examples of disparate impact as mentioned in the text?

<ol> <li>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.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

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. Signup and view all the answers

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 ______.

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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 ______.

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