If a Plaintiff Can Prove That a Company Has a Policy

question 19

True/False

If a plaintiff can prove that a company has a policy that restricts the selection of an entire protected group, he or she automatically establishes a prima facie case of disparate treatment discrimination.

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Definitions:

Median Difference

The middle value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data set's difference distribution.

Sign Test

A non-parametric statistical test used to evaluate whether the median of a population differs significantly from a specified value.

Significance Level

The threshold used in hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis, commonly denoted as alpha (α).

Supermarkets

Large retail stores that sell a wide variety of goods, including food, household items, and often clothing.