Title VII defines transgendersim to be a particular type of gender discrimination and therefore a protected category.
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Bob works as a desk clerk for the Lovejoy Suite Hotel, which…
Bob works as a desk clerk for the Lovejoy Suite Hotel, which requires its employees to be on time for work, take bathroom breaks on a specific schedule, and observe certain dress codes, including that male employees be clean shaven. Bob is consistently late to work and his excuses have not been valid. He also takes breaks without following the schedule. When Bob shows up for work with a beard and is told by his manager that he is in violation of the grooming policy, Bob says that he has a new religious belief that began in the last 24 hours, which requires that he grow a beard. The manager tells him that he is tired of Bob not following the rules. Which of the following is the best management practice to be followed by Lovejoy Suite in this case?
If a state is not a right-to-work state, the union and emplo…
If a state is not a right-to-work state, the union and employer may have as a part of their collective bargaining agreement a provision for a union shop.
To be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),…
To be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees must have worked for their employer for at least six months preceding the time off.
The Equal Pay Act set standards for the minimum age for work…
The Equal Pay Act set standards for the minimum age for workers and the minimum wages they can make.
Mary and Bob live in Collin County, and both work for the sa…
Mary and Bob live in Collin County, and both work for the same private company. Mary’s supervisor, Bob, asks her about her living arrangements and with whom she lives. She refuses to answer Bob, and Bob fires her. (Mary in fact lives alone.) Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this case?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it unl…
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it unlawful to publish a job advertisement indicating any preference based on age.
Mary, a trained medical secretary at Celina Hospital, suffer…
Mary, a trained medical secretary at Celina Hospital, suffers from a condition that causes her to have periodic severe headaches that could last anywhere between a couple of hours to a few days. There is no cure for the condition, and her pain is managed with medication that makes her drowsy. Normally, without a headache, Mary is active and productive. Her request to work on a flextime basis is denied by the hospital because it would be impossible to prepare a schedule for her department without being sure whether she will be able to work or not. Which of the following holds true in this case?
Mary, aged 59, is employed as a makeup artist with a local d…
Mary, aged 59, is employed as a makeup artist with a local department store. The company hires a new manager, Bob. Ryan fires Mary and gives her job to Susan, aged 42. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Mary:
The workers’ compensation advantage for Texas employers, whe…
The workers’ compensation advantage for Texas employers, when they agree (or subscribe) to be bound by a no-fault system, is that the injured workers are limited in their financial recovery to what they can obtain under workers’ compensation laws.