If a Plaintiff Establishes a Prima Facie Case of Employer

question 193

Multiple Choice

If a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of employer discrimination, what happens?

• A) the plaintiff wins compensatory damages
• B) the plaintiff receives a punitive damages award
• C) the burden of proof shifts to the employer
• D) the plaintiff wins compensatory damages and can win punitive damages if malice is shown
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Demographic Transition

A theory describing the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Death Rates

The mortality rate represents the amount of deaths with respect to the total population size, measured over a certain timeframe.

Birth Rates

The quantity of babies born alive per thousand individuals in a community during a specific year.

Demographic Transition

A model describing changes in birth and death rates in a country as it develops, leading to stabilization of the population.