An Employee Alleging Discrimination Can Sue Both the Manager (Or

question 115

Multiple Choice

An employee alleging discrimination can sue both the manager (or supervisor) of a company and the company itself because

• A)the company provided EEO training to the manager.
• B)the manager or supervisor functions as an agent of the company.
• C)the protected classes are adequately represented in the company.
• D)the Uniform Guidelines require an employer to conduct validity studies of its selection procedures.

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Definitions:

Postmodernist

A philosophical perspective that critiques modernism, emphasizing the role of ideology, power, and culture in shaping human experience and knowledge.

Distanciation

The process or effect of becoming distant or disconnected, often used in social sciences to discuss the separation of people by time, space, or social relations.

Disembedding

Disembedding is a social theory concept referring to the process by which social relations are lifted out of local contexts and restructured across indefinite spans of time-space, a phenomenon characteristic of modernity.

Formal Rationality

Involves clear, methodical processes and rules designed to achieve objectives efficiently and is often contrasted with substantive rationality.