Lila Miller Who Works for a Large Software Firm Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

Lila Miller who works for a large software firm is four-months pregnant and is due for a promotion.However, her employer offers the promotion to Harry Oswald, a less-experienced candidate, as Lila would go on maternity leave soon and would be unable to perform her duties.Which of the following is true of this scenario?

• A)Lila's employer is liable for disparate-treatment discrimination.
• B)Lila's employer is liable for disparate-impact discrimination.
• C)The employer was lawful in denying Lila the promotion.
• D)Lila's employer has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Definitions:

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of the cost of an asset to each year of its useful life.

Scrap Value

The projected amount an asset is expected to generate when it is sold after reaching the end of its lifespan.

Double-Declining-Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation which doubles the rate of straight line depreciation, expensing more of the asset's value in the early years of its life.

Scrap Value

The anticipated market value of an asset at the end of its operational lifetime.