To Select an Employee from a Group of Applicants, Employers

question 353

Multiple Choice

To select an employee from a group of applicants, employers may not use a selection criteria that results in:

• A) disparate treatment
• B) a perpetuation of past patterns of discrimination
• C) disparate impact
• D) disparate treatment or disparate impact only
• E) disparate treatment or disparate impact or perpetuation of past patterns of discrimination

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Definitions:

Market Outcomes

The results of interactions between consumers and producers in a market, including prices, quantities of goods and services produced and consumed, and allocation of resources.

Private Goods

Goods that are both excludable and rivalrous, meaning only paying customers can consume them, and one individual's consumption reduces the quantity available for others.

Market Failure

A situation where the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient, often leading to negative externalities or public goods not being produced in sufficient quantities.

State-Owned Bridge

A bridge that is owned, financed, and operated by the government or state authorities, indicating public ownership and responsibility.