Lew, a Member of a Protected Class, Applies for a Job

question 28

Multiple Choice

Lew, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Mit-E Construction Company, but fails Mit-E's employment test and is not hired. Lew believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is

• A) desperate-measure discrimination.
• B) disparate-impact discrimination.
• C) disparate-treatment discrimination.
• D) not discrimination.

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