Under Title VII, Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 8

Multiple Choice

Under Title VII, which of the following statements is true regarding an award of attorney fees?

• A) Attorney fees are always awarded to the prevailing party in Title VII cases.
• B) Similar to attorney fees in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit, attorney fees are never awarded to the prevailing party in Title VII cases.
• C) Attorney fees may be awarded to a successful plaintiff in a Title VII case and are typically denied only when special circumstances would render the award unjust, but attorney fees are not awarded to prevailing defendant.
• D) Attorney fees are not awarded to a prevailing plaintiff; but if it is determined that a plaintiff's action was frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation, a court may award attorney fees to the prevailing defendant.
• E) Attorney fees may be awarded to a successful plaintiff in a Title VII case and are typically denied only when special circumstances would render the award unjust; and if it is determined that a plaintiff's action was frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation, a court may award attorney fees to the prevailing defendant.

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