Fact Pattern 16-1

question 67

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 16-1
Fay works for General Construction Contractors (GCC) but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay attempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks."
-Refer to Fact Pattern 16-1. To successfully defend itself in Fay's suit, GCC must show that Hank's statement was

• A) a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for Fay's discharge.
• B) not Fay's feeling about pranks at GCC.
• C) only a pretext for Fay's discharge.
• D) unofficial GCC policy.

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