In an Adverse Impact Case, If an Employer Can Show

question 7

Multiple Choice

In an adverse impact case, if an employer can show that a challenged employment practice is job related and consistent with business necessity, the plaintiff can still win by showing that:

• A)there is an alternative practice that would have less discriminatory effects, but the employer declines to use it
• B)the employer has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination
• C)the difference in selection rates across protected class groups is statistically significant
• D)the four-fifth's rule has been violated

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Definitions:

Price Range

The spread between the highest and lowest selling price of a good or service in a market over a certain period of time.

Total Revenues

The total amount of money generated by a firm from its sales activities before any expenses are subtracted.

Elastic

A description of a variable's sensitivity to change in another variable, often used in economics to describe how demand or supply responds to changes in price.

Price-elasticity Coefficient

A measure that calculates how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in its price, quantitatively.