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

question 43

Multiple Choice

Scenario 2.1
Tia's Tamale Factory employs 50 workers to make and ship food products all over the United States. Tia's factory is located in Southern California, in a community where 60 percent of the residents have Spanish surnames or identify themselves as Hispanic. Tia must hire a new cook and despite her best efforts, she gets only three applicants. Conchita is a 35-year-old Hispanic female, Sancho is a 17-year-old Hispanic male, and Maureen is a 48-year-old white woman who uses a wheelchair.
-Refer to Scenario 2.1. Suppose Conchita and Maureen are equally qualified but Tia must raise the stove at a cost of $10,000 to accommodate Maureen's wheelchair. To avoid the expense, Tia hires Conchita. It is likely this action is

• A) lawful under ADA because the applicants were equally qualified.
• B) unlawful under Title VII because the applicants were of different races.
• C) lawful under ADA if the accommodation was an undue hardship on Tia.
• D) lawful under ADA. Maureen is not considered disabled under ADA because her disability is correctable with a wheelchair.
• E) unlawful under the ADEA because Conchita is younger than Maureen.

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