CIPP-US Question #204: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D. Questions about intended pregnancy. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It also prohibits retaliation against individuals who assert their rights under the law or participate in an EEOC investig

Question

Which of the following does Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibit an employer from asking a job applicant?

Options

AQuestions about age
BQuestions about a disability
CQuestions about a national origin
DQuestions about intended pregnancy

Explanation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It also prohibits retaliation against individuals who assert their rights under the law or participate in an EEOC investigation1 Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, as well as to employment agencies, labor organizations, and joint labor-management committees. Title VII prohibits employers from making pre-employment inquiries that express a preference, limitation, or specification based on any of the protected characteristics, unless they are bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQs). BFOQs are rare and narrowly construed exceptions that allow employers to consider a protected characteristic when it is reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business. For example, a religious organization may require its employees to share its faith, or a women's shelter may hire only female counselors.

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