Twelve Associates at Felton Corp

question 17

True/False

Twelve associates at Felton Corp. took a test administered by the firm to be promoted to senior associate. Eight men passed the test, but one man and three women failed it. Because no women passed the test, Felton Corp. did not promote any of the applicants and devised a new selection tool. The eight men who passed could bring a lawsuit against Felton Corp. based on the Ricci ruling.

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Definitions:

Compensatory Damages

Monetary awards given to a plaintiff to compensate for losses, injury, or harm suffered due to the defendant's actions.

Impossibility of Performance

A legal doctrine where a party is released from a contract because events have occurred making it objectively impossible to perform the contract's obligations.

Subject Matter

The substance or core topic under consideration or dispute in a legal case.

Illegal

Actions or activities that are forbidden by law and subject to criminal penalties or fines.