The Court Hears a Discrimination Case in Which They Are

question 55

Multiple Choice

The court hears a discrimination case in which they are asked to decide whether local anti-discrimination laws protect against a person being fired because they have red hair. The court holds that since Irish people are more likely to have red hair, this is an example of national origin discrimination and anti-discrimination laws should apply. The legislature, following the court ruling, passes a statute saying hair color is not covered by anti-discrimination laws. The legislature's action is an example of:

• A) Overturning stare decisis
• B) Overturning precedent
• C) Revoking common law by new statutory law
• D) Following precedent
• E) Following stare decisis

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Definitions:

Standard Time

The established timeframe set to complete a specific task or process under normal conditions.

Labour Standards

The established amount of time required to perform a task, based on measurements of work performance, used for planning and payroll purposes.

Fair Day's Work

The expectation of a reasonable amount of work to be completed by an employee within a workday.

Classical Stopwatch Study

A time study method where a timekeeping device is used to measure the time it takes for a worker to perform a set of tasks or operations.