CHAPTER 12
Pregnancy Discrimination and Family and Medical Leave
1. Employees are entitled to up to 10 weeks of Family Leave.
2. Family leave can be taken to care for a parent who has a serious health condition.
3. Six months after Mary was employed she requested family leave to care for her child who
has leukemia. It will be granted.
4. Serious health condition means the person requires continuous medical treatment.
5. Pregnant employees are entitled to paid leave.
6. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employees who qualify are entitled to up to 12
weeks of paid leave.
7. When an employee takes family leave, he or she is entitled to have the employer continue to
pay for the maintenance of health benefits.
8. The State of California gives full paid leave for pregnancy for up to 12 weeks.
9. During child bearing years, women can be restricted from employment in radioactive areas.
10. A woman who is employed in a club for teenage girls can be terminated because she was
single and pregnant. This is ________.
a) permissible under the at-will doctrine
b) a BFOQ
c) pregnancy discrimination
d) a&b
e) none
11. In UAW v. Johnson Controls, ________.
a) must allow women to work in the lead exposed environment
b) could be liable to employees’ children born with birth defects
c) are not liable if the employees sign an informed disclaimer
d) a&b
e) all
12. Six month pregnancy can be considered a BFOQ in, ________.
a) jobs requiring heavy lifting
b) flight attendants
c) aerobic instructors
d) all
e) none
13. Which of the following can be used toward family and medical leave?
a) sick time
b) personal days
c) vacation
d) all
e) none
14. When a series health condition is foreseeable, the employer is entitled to notice of ________.
a) 10 days
b) 12 days
c) 15 days
d) 30 days
e) no notice need be given
15. In cases of birth or adoption, the employer must give ________days notice.
16. An employee is entitled to up to ________ of unpaid family and medical leave.
17. ________ means the person requires continuous medical treatment.