A hotel rejects a qualified front desk applicant because managers think her accent will bother guests. Which protected characteristic does this decision turn on?

A store refuses to change an employee's schedule so he can observe the Sabbath on Saturdays, even though shift swaps would be easy. Which protected characteristic is involved?

A clinic refuses to hire a qualified applicant after learning she is pregnant. Which protected characteristic does that decision involve?

A software firm rejects an applicant who uses a wheelchair even though he can do the job with an accessible workstation. Which protected characteristic is involved?

A manager lays off workers over 50 first, saying younger workers pick up new software faster. Which protected characteristic is involved?

A 62-year-old employee files a charge saying he was denied a promotion because of his age. Which federal agency investigates that discrimination charge?

An applicant says interviewers rejected him after learning he is Muslim. Which federal agency handles that employment discrimination charge?

An employee says her company refused a screen-reader accommodation she needs to do her job. Which federal agency enforces that claim?

Cooks report that a restaurant did not pay overtime for hours past forty in a week. Which federal agency enforces that overtime rule?

A warehouse worker reports repeated racial slurs and says managers ignored the complaint. Which federal agency investigates that employment charge?

Employees say their company pays less than the federal minimum wage. Which federal agency enforces that wage complaint?

A restaurant pays cooks one and a half times their regular rate for hours past forty in a workweek. Which act sets that rule?

A call center provides a qualified employee with a modified keyboard as a reasonable accommodation. Which act requires that rule?

A company cannot reject a qualified 55-year-old applicant because managers think he is too close to retirement. Which act forbids that decision?

An employer may not refuse to hire a qualified applicant because she is Christian. Which act bars that discrimination?

A payroll department keeps records of hours worked and pays at least the federal minimum wage. Which act sets those wage and hour duties?

A supervisor says an employee will get better shifts only if she goes on dates with him. What makes this unlawful harassment?

Coworkers use racial slurs toward a stockroom worker every week until he avoids the break room. What makes this more than rudeness under federal law?

A manager yells at every employee equally about late reports, no matter who they are. Why is that not federal harassment by itself?

Team chat messages mock an employee's disability every week after he asks coworkers to stop. What makes this unlawful harassment?

Coworkers repeatedly mock an employee's hijab and prayer breaks after she asks them to stop. What makes this unlawful harassment?

A supervisor receives a written harassment complaint naming a team lead. What should the employer do next?

An employee reports harassment and asks that no one be told. What is the employer's duty during the investigation?

Two weeks after an employee files a discrimination complaint, her manager cuts her hours, saying she is "causing trouble." What duty has the employer violated?

While HR investigates a harassment report, the accused team lead keeps making the same comments. What response fits the employer's duty?