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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY SCENARIOS EXERCISE
Your team name: BUFFALO
1)
CAKES-R-US
. Janna is an African American female. She applied for a
job at Cakes R Us, a large manufacturer of premium baked goods. The
company has a history of prior discrimination against minorities. She
was refused employment because of her low scores on an aptitude
test. Janna found out that very few African Americans have ever passed
this aptitude test at Cakes R Us.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? Yes
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If yes, what law was violated? Civil Rights Act/Discrimination
Adverse Impact
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Explain (why or why not): Yes, because the aptitude test sounds
like it is specifically discriminating against African Americans.
There could be something wrong with the test that targets African
Americans. Also, there should not be much knowledge needed for
a baking company.
2)
BUSSES-R-US.
Busses R Us, a large charter bus company, requires a
drug test of every driver before every chartered trip. Accident rates
have decreased significantly since the company began drug testing.
However, applying the test has resulted in disciplinary action and firing
of a disproportionately large number of African American males.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? No
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If yes, what law was violated?
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Explain (why or why not): No violation has occurred because drug
tests are given to every Bus Driver. Driving a bus while on drugs
would be bad.
3)
COACH CLASS.
Juanita is an executive with Bugs R Us, the national
exterminator company. When she travels, she flies coach. However,
when male executives from Bugs R Us fly, they fly business class.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? Yes
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If yes, what law was violated: Disparate Treatment
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Explain (why or why not): A violation has occurred because both
the male and the female employees have the same position yet
the female employee flies coach.
4)
ANIMALS-R-US.
Animals R Us, a national retail pet supplies chain,
uses employment tests which screens out a disproportionate number
of Asian American women. Few Asian American women have ever
been hired by the chain. The company explained that while Asian
American women scored well on knowledge of pets, they scored low on
empathy with pet-owning customers.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? Yes
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If yes, what law was violated? Adverse Impact (Discrimination)
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Explain (why or why not): Asian women are being discriminated
against because of a low scoring empathy test but this can be
looked at as a cultural discrimination. Everyone shows empathy
differently and a test such as the one in this example can be
discriminatory.
5)
DELI.
A large deli is famous for its kosher food. The managers claim
that Jewish employees are better informed about the food and how the
food was prepared and make better workers. A person with experience
at Boston Market and Sutton Gourmet applies for the job and is denied
employment because she is not Jewish.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? Yes
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If yes, what law was violated? Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Explain (why or why not): A violation did occur because the
manager discriminated against the candidate because she was
not Jewish.
6)
ROMEO.
Mr. Romeo Casanova is the 45-year-old Chief Managing
Partner of 1-800-Carpets, LLP, a company that sells rugs. Ms. Maria
Pura Inocencia was just hired as a telephone operator at 1-800-
Carpets. Maria is 19 years old and very pretty. Romeo brings flowers
to her cubicle at work and asks her out on a date.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? No
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If yes, what law was violated?
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Explain (why or why not): No, a law was not violated because
nothing has occurred, but Romeo bringing Maria flowers and
asking her out on a date.
7)
BELLA AND BRUTUS.
Bella is an attractive woman who tries to be
nice to everyone she works with at the Los Angeles County Bureau of
Bureaucracy (LAC-BOB). Her co-worker, Brutus, stops by Bella’s
cubicle several times every day to chat, tell her jokes, and flirt. Bella
finds that Brutus’ regular interruptions interfere with her work. She
would really prefer that Brutus just left her alone, but her mother
taught her to be polite to everyone.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? No
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If yes, what law was violated?
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Explain (why or why not): No law was violated because she did
not verbally say “No”, although the summary states that Brutus’
constant visits to Bella’s cubicle are disruptive to her work, Bella
needs to speak up in order for something to occur.
8)
CITADEL.
Don is a recruiter for a large steel-manufacturing firm. His
favorite and best recruiting trip is to his
alma mater
, The Citadel. The
Citadel is a (mostly) male military academy. Don finds at least 80% of
his annual new hires at The Citadel. He knows the faculty, the quality
of the work and how to interact with the students. Most of those he
has hired have demonstrated very good performance. Don’s firm is an
active EEO employer.
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Do you think a violation of an EEO law has occurred? No
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If yes, what law was violated?
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Explain (why or why not): No law was violated because where Don
recruits from is The Citadel and it is not his fault that it is a mostly
male military academy.
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