Under the ______ Theory, It Is Not a Defense for an Employer

question 42

Multiple Choice

Under the ______ theory, it is not a defense for an employer to demonstrate that it did not intend to discriminate.

• A) Title VII
• B) disparate treatment.
• C) vicarious liability
• D) disparate impact

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Definitions:

Impaired Fecundity

Reduced biological ability to reproduce or conceive children.

Pregnant

The condition of having a developing embryo or fetus within the body, resulting from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm.

Fetus

The prenatal organism from about the ninth week of pregnancy to delivery; a period of rapid growth and maturation of body structures.

Lesbian Couples

A romantic partnership between two women.