Test Your Anti-Discrimination Law Knowledge

1. The "Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965" is Iowa's anti-discrimination law. It prohibits discrimination in which of the following 5 areas:

a. employment

b. education

c. politics

d. credit

e. public accommodations

f. family

g. housing

 

2. Under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, an employer may not make an employment decision based on ___________.

a. qualifications

b. hunches

c. certain personal characteristics

d. bad or incomplete data

 

3. The Iowa Civil Rights Act is enforced by the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.

True

False

 

4. When the Commission investigates complaints of discrimination, Commission staff are neutral.

True

False

 

5. An employer may not discriminate against someone because that person was born in Mexico.

True

False

 

6. An employer may refuse to hire someone because that person is pregnant.

True

False

 

7. An employee who cannot work on Sundays because of sincere religious beliefs may not be terminated, unless the employer can show that its business would suffer undue hardship if the employee were allowed Sundays off.

True

False

 

8. An employer may refuse to hire someone because that person's disability requires reasonable accommodation.

True

False

 

9. An employer may terminate someone because that person is 70 years old.

True

False

 

10. A landlord may designate only lower level units for families with children.

True

False

 

11. Any person who believes that they have been discriminated against may file a complaint with ____________.

a. Iowa Workforce Development

b. Industrial Services Division

c. Iowa Civil Rights Commission

d. Iowa Department of Human Rights

 

12. A person under the age of 18 may file a discrimination complaint.

True

False

 

13. A complaint must be filed within ___ of the alleged discriminatory practice.

a. 180 days

b. 1 year

c. 90 days

d. 2 years

 

14. If the Commission finds discrimination, the Commission may order the discriminator to pay damages to the victim, e. g. back pay and out-of-pocket expenses.

True

False

 

15. The Commission may also award damages for pain and humiliation suffered as a result of the discriminatory act.

True

False

 

16. The Mission of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission is "To eliminate discrimination in Iowa." Currently, the Commission fights discrimination by:

a. Investigating and resolving complaints alleging discrimination

b. Conducting a multifaceted public education program on anti-discrimination law and the value of diversity

c. Helping communities form community diversity appreciation teams to fight discrimination, teach the value of diversity, and respond to hate crimes

d. Testing persons and organizations covered by the law to determine the nature and extent of discrimination in Iowa

e. Promoting the use of study circles on building inclusive communities.

f. All of the above

 

 

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