Question

The Plumbing Company (TPC) employs 2 supervisors, 7 plumbers, 4 helpers, 2 schedulers, 2 carpenters and 1 office manager. All are permanent, full-time (8 hours per day) workers. Are the employees of TPC covered under the provisions of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967?
a. All three laws apply to the employees of the company because the company has at least 15 employees who work throughout the year for eight hours each day.
b. The employees are covered only under the ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act).
c. Only the plumbers and carpenters are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
d. The employees are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, but not under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is the option D: The employees are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, but not under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Explanation:

First of all, the Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil right law that states the prohibition to discriminate to individuals who suffered from disabilities. More specifically, in its Title I states that a "covered entity" shall not discriminate to a qualified individual who has a disability. And the "covered entities" are the ones who have more than 15 employees under its charge.

Secondly, the Civil Rights Act comprehends a group of laws that prohibits the discrimination against people regarding matters of race, color, religion, sex and more. And in its Title VII, it also states that this all the covered entities who have 15 or more employees will be affected by this law.

Finally, the Age Discrimination Act comprehends a labor law that prohibits employment discrimination against individuals who are over 40 years old and given this case that the age of the workers are not specified, this law will not apply to the case.