Question 1

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, how many employees must an employer have to be covered?

Accepted Answer

Title VII covers employers with 15 or more employees who work for 20 or more weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.

Question 2

What is the employee threshold for coverage under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?

Accepted Answer

The ADEA covers employers with 20 or more employees and protects workers who are 40 years of age or older.

Question 3

Which federal law requires employers with 100 or more employees to file an annual EEO-1 report?

Accepted Answer

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, enforced by the EEOC, requires employers with 100 or more employees (or federal contractors with 50 or more) to file the EEO-1 report annually.

Question 4

What employee threshold triggers coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?

Accepted Answer

The FMLA covers employers with 50 or more employees within 75 miles of the worksite, and employees must have worked 12 months and 1,250 hours in the past year to be eligible.

Question 5

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), what constitutes a 'reasonable accommodation'?

Accepted Answer

A reasonable accommodation is any modification to a job, work environment, or the way work is performed that enables a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities, as long as it does not cause undue hardship.

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