A Plaintiff Claims Age Discrimination

question 190

Multiple Choice

A plaintiff claims age discrimination. At trial there is a split in the testimony. The plaintiff and a couple other workers give evidence of discrimination. The defendant has employees who testify that there was no discrimination and that the plaintiff was incompetent. In such instances:

• A) Title VII requires "clear and convincing" evidence for plaintiff to win
• B) federal civil procedure requires that plaintiff have "clear and convincing" evidence to win
• C) the judge must remove the case from the jury and make the determination under the guidelines set by the Supreme Court
• D) the jury must find for the plaintiff if he or she has shown a prima facie case
• E) none of the other choices

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