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WGU D352 Exam Review (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Employment and Labor Law | Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)

Question:

Once the prima facie case of gender plus discrimination has been established, the burden of production shifts to which entity?

Answer:

the employer

Question:

Gender plus discrimination may also involve age, as in hiring younger women over older women as childcare workers or receptionists. In this case, age is the

_____?

Answer:

plus factor

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Question:

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

• An employer treats a member of the team differently because they are

overweight.

• An employer treats an employee differently because he is a male.
• An employer treats an employee differently because she is a female.
• An employer treats a female employee differently because she has young -

children at home, assuming she will have less time to devote to work.

Answer:

D

Question:

What is gender plus discrimination?

Answer:

when an employer classifies employees on the basis of gender, plus another characteristic

Question:

what is another term for gender plus discrimination?

Answer:

sex plus

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Question:

What does intersectionality involve?

Answer:

the term used to describe overlapping disadvantages and discrimination related to sexism and racism

Question:

An amendment to Title VII that recognizes pregnancy as a temporary disability and prohibits employment discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions

Answer:

Pregnancy discrimination act (PDA)

Question:

What is the purpose of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?

Answer:

To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions

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Question:

How must an employer treat an employee if their ability to perform the essential functions of a job is temporarily disrupted by pregnancy?

Answer:

The same as any other worker with a temporary disability

Question:

Pregnancy health coverage must be ________ marital status.

Answer:

Independent of

Question:

Which of the following is true regarding workers who oppose discriminatory practices under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), file discrimination charges, testify, or participate in an investigation, proceeding, or litigation under Title VII?

Answer:

They may not be retaliated against for opposing discriminatory employer practices.

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