Scenario 2.1 Tia's Tamale Factory Employs 50 Workers to Make and Ship

question 11

Multiple Choice

Scenario 2.1
Tia's tamale factory employs 50 workers to make and ship food products all over the United States.The factory is located in a county where 60 percent of the residents are identified as people belonging to a protected class.Tia must hire an additional supervisor and despite her best efforts, she gets only three applicants: Conchita, a 35-year-old female; Sancho, a 17-year-old malebelonging to the protected class; and Maureen, a 48-year-old disabled woman.
-Refer to Scenario 2.1.Tia's workers are mostly women.If Tia believes that only a woman could fit in at the factory and eliminates Sancho's application, it will most likely be:

• A) a discrimination on the basis of gender in violation of Title VIIof the Civil Rights Act.
• B) a discrimination on the basis of age in violation of the Age Discrimination and Employment Act.
• C) a case of disparate impact under the Civil Rights Act.
• D) permissible because most of the local residents belong to the protected class.
• E) permissible because Tia is a private employer.

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Inflation Rate

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