If a 57-Year-Old Man Who Has Had No Performance Issues

question 18

Multiple Choice

If a 57-year-old man who has had no performance issues on the job is fired after being told the position is being eliminated, only to learn that the same position is filled three weeks later by a 40-year-old, what legal action can be taken?

• A) None. The employer has full discretion in hiring and firing.
• B) He can bring a suit under the ADEA.
• C) He can bring a suit under the Civil Rights Act.
• D) He can file for Social Security.
• E) He can file a grievance under the ERA.

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Definitions:

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total net benefit to society from the production and consumption of goods or services.

Bottom-up Change

A change strategy where ideas and initiatives originate from lower-level employees and move upward through the organizational hierarchy.

Top-down Change

What occurs when change initiatives come from senior management.

Incremental Change

Gradual, step-by-step modifications or improvements made to processes, systems, or products over time, rather than dramatic or radical transformations.