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Legal and Ethical Compliance Flashcards

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  1. In CODESP practice, a 'bona fide occupational qualification' (BFOQ) defense allows an employer to use which otherwise prohibited criterion?

    Answer: Sex or national origin when genuinely necessary for normal business operations

    BFOQ is a narrow exception allowing employers to consider sex, religion, or national origin (but never race) when it is truly essential to the position.

  2. Which executive order requires federal contractors to take affirmative action to ensure applicants and employees are treated without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

    Answer: Executive Order 11246

    Executive Order 11246 (1965) requires federal contractors with contracts over $10,000 to maintain non-discriminatory hiring and affirmative action programs.

  3. When a public agency uses a 'rule of three' certification, it must select from which candidates?

    Answer: Any candidate within the top three ranks on the eligible list

    The rule of three allows the appointing authority to select from any candidate in the top three ranks, not merely the top three scores.

  4. An agency's selection interview asks candidates about their future family planning. Under Title VII, this question is problematic because it could reveal:

    Answer: Sex or pregnancy status

    Questions about family planning can reveal sex or pregnancy status, creating evidence of potential discrimination under Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

  5. Which term describes the ethical obligation of a civil service examiner to apply the same scoring standards consistently to all candidates throughout a selection process?

    Answer: Standardization

    Standardization ensures that all candidates are assessed under identical conditions and criteria, which is essential for fairness and legal defensibility.

  6. A candidate who was passed over for promotion files a complaint claiming the promotional exam was biased. The agency's BEST initial response is to:

    Answer: Provide the candidate access to their own scores and the right to inspect the exam process

    Candidates generally have due process rights to review their own scores and understand the basis for selection decisions, without compromising overall test security.

  7. Under UGESP, which validation approach involves administering a test to current employees and correlating their scores with current performance ratings?

    Answer: Concurrent validity

    Concurrent validity collects test scores and performance data at the same time from current employees, offering a faster but potentially less generalizable form of criterion-related validity.