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Rob works at Corner Gym as the office secretary. His male co-workers are all trainers and fitness specialists. They refer to Rob as a “pretty man” because he does not lift weights, and they routinely call him “Roberta.” They sometimes even go to the extent of imitating the way he walks and behaves and telling him that he acts like a girl. Rob is very disturbed because of the way he is treated at work. Which of the following holds true in this scenario? 

An employee may successfully sue for religious discrimination on the basis of which of the following? 

Title VII (of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) requires employers to accommodate an employee’s religious practices and beliefs: 

A local TV station had an opening for an evening sportscaster. Yvonne, a recent graduate with a degree in broadcast journalism, applied for the job. She was not hired on the basis that the job is restricted to men, as it involves interviewing players on high school football teams, which requires the sportscaster to spend a lot of time in the men’s locker rooms.  Does Yvonne have a claim for gender discrimination?

To be protected under the ADA, an individual must have: 

Frozen Tundra Products has a zero tolerance policy on discrimination and harassment based on race, color, gender, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation. The policy states that employees need to treat each other with respect. Aimee, a Frozen Tundra employee, is assigned a project with four other co-workers, including Norb, an openly gay man. Aimee has strong religious beliefs that homosexuality is immoral. She feels that acknowledging Norb in any way would be like accepting homosexuality, which goes against her religion. Thus, she refuses to communicate or work with Norb. How should Frozen Tundra handle this situation? 

Which of the following is an example of gender-plus discrimination? 

Lucas experiences extensive verbal abuse and teasing at work because he stutters. Lucas wants to file a complaint of workplace harassment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Which of the following holds TRUE in this case? 

Innov8 Computers Inc., a U.S.-based company, has its operations in Kiribati, a developing country. The culture of the country does not permit women to deal with men professionally, though there is no law limiting women to jobs that do not require much interaction with men. Sarah, a U.S. citizen working for Innov8 Computers in Kiribati, is denied a promotion to the position of senior client manager because the job would require Sarah to interact with men inside and outside the company, and this would violate the cultural norms of Kiribati. Sarah believes this to be gender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Is she correct? 

Leslie, a nurse practitioner at Flower 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, Leslie 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?