GCFA Question #305: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B. Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by making technical changes to discrimination claim procedures and timelines. It expanded employee remedies and adjusted standing rules for seniority, federal government suits, and age discrimination claims.

Question

Which of the following Acts enacted in United States amends Civil Rights Act of 1964, providing technical changes affecting the length of time allowed to challenge unlawful seniority provisions, to sue the federal government for discrimination and to bring age discrimination claims?

Options

ASexual Predators Act
BCivil Rights Act of 1991
CPROTECT Act
DThe USA Patriot Act of 2001

Explanation

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by making technical changes to discrimination claim procedures and timelines. It expanded employee remedies and adjusted standing rules for seniority, federal government suits, and age discrimination claims.

Common mistakes.

A. The Sexual Predators Act targets criminal prosecution of sex offenders and has no connection to employment discrimination law or amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C. The PROTECT Act of 2003 addresses child abduction and exploitation prevention and does not amend any employment discrimination or civil rights statutes.
D. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 expanded law enforcement surveillance powers related to terrorism investigations and has no bearing on employment discrimination, seniority systems, or civil rights claim procedures.

Concept tested. Civil Rights Act of 1991 amendments to employment discrimination law

Reference. https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/civil-rights-act-1991

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