Martha Is 57 and Has Been a Store Manager for Opal

question 40

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Martha is 57 and has been a store manager for Opal Amber Corp.,a retail store,for 10 years.Opal Amber plans to project a more youthful image to its customers.As a result,Martha gets demoted to an inventory manager role,which requires no customer contact.Martha files a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.Following the complaint,Martha gets fired.Which of the following statements is most likely to be true in this case?

• A) Martha's age discrimination claim is not actionable if her demotion was based on poor performance, but she has an actionable claim based on unlawful retaliation.
• B) Martha's age discrimination claim is not valid because the Age Discrimination in Employment Act only covers state and federal employees.
• C) Martha's age discrimination claim is not valid because the Age Discrimination in Employment Act allows employers to maintain a younger staff if doing so results in an economic profit to the employer.
• D) Martha's age discrimination claim is not actionable if she is replaced by a worker who is older than 40, but she has an actionable claim if she is fired by the person who hired her.

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