In EEOC V Dial Corp

question 269

Multiple Choice

In EEOC v. Dial Corp., where Dial used a weight lifting test to see if people were qualified to do the work needed at a factory, and the EEOC said it discriminated against women, the appeals court held that:

• A) since the company could convincingly show that the test was sufficiently related to safe and efficient job performance, it was not discriminatory and not illegal
• B) since the company could not convincingly show that the test was sufficiently related to safe and efficient job performance, it was discriminatory and illegal
• C) it was discriminatory for the company to suggest that men are stronger than women
• D) the test was discriminatory because women had to lift heavier weights than men
• E) the test was discriminatory because women did not have to lift the same weights as men

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