History
Who was Emmitt Till? page 110
The employment section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is Title VII? page 111
Prohibits discrimination in hiring, firing, training, promotion, discipline or other workplace decisions on the basis of an employee or applicant's race, color, gender, national origin, or religion.
What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The person who brings an action alleging violation of Title VII
What is a claimant or charging party? page 122
42 U.S.C. sections 1981, 1983, 1985?
What are the three post-Civil War statutes? page 132
Who said, "We will resist to the bitter end any measure or any movement which would have a tendency to bring about social equality and intermingling and amalgamation of the races in our southern states"?
Who was Senator Richard Russell (D-GA)? page 111
What was amended to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in 1978?
What is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978? page 112
employers, unions, and joint labor and management committees making admission, referral, training and other decisions, and to employment agencies, and other similar hiring entities making referrals for employment? page 120
State agency that handles EEOC claims under a work-sharing agreement with the EEOC?
What is a 706 agency? page 125
Where a government employee is illegally discriminating against another during performance of his or her duties.
What is "under color of the law"? page 132
The doctrine of separate but equal educational facilities fell apart in what U.S. Supreme Court decision?
What is Brown v. Board of Topeka Board of Education? page 109
Name the enforcing agency responsible for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
What is EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)? page 112
Who is covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
public and private employers with 15 or more employees
Who is the party against whom a case is appealed to the Supreme Court?
What is a respondent or responding party? page 125
What is "All persons....shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts....as is enjoyed by white citizens..."
What is Section 1981 - 42 U.S.C. section 1981 - Equal Rights Under the Law? Page 132
This state only ratified the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery on February 7, 2013.
What is Mississippi? page 107
The most far reaching overhaul or amendment of the Civil Rights Act
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1991? page 113
Who is exempt?
employers with less than 15 employees, employers not engaged in interstate commerce and more....see exhibit 3.8 page 122
A letter given by the EEOC to the claimant notifying them of the EEOC's no-cause finding and informing them of their right to pursue their own claim in court.
What is a right-to-sue letter? page 127
What was passed in 1871 to curb the violent resistance to the slaves by whites?
What is The Ku Klux Klan act of 1871? Page 131
After the Civil War, for almost 99 years, the change to no more slavery was met with much resistance and mores in the form of ______ _______ ______.
?What are Jim Crow laws? page 107
What protected was added in the interpretation of gender discrimination in 2015?
What is discrimination based on sexual orientation? page 113
In order to have a valid claim under Title VII a person must have a _____ ___ _____?
What is a cause of action? page 122
What amendment was passed in 1865 abolishing slavery and setting African Americans free?
What is the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? page 130