Which of the Following Individuals Would Be LEAST Likely to Be

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following individuals would be LEAST likely to be protected by the EEOC from discrimination on the basis of family responsibilities?

• A) a 32-year-old fundraiser for a university whose husband has Lou Gehrig's disease for whom she hires 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. caregivers during the work week.
• B) a 70-year-old checkout clerk at a retail chain store whose wife living at home has Alzheimer's disease.
• C) a 17-year-old cook at a fast food restaurant who is a single mother of a school age child.
• D) a 40-year-old single woman whose elderly mother is in a nursing home in the same city and whose father is in a nursing home in another state.

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Definitions:

Prices

The sum of money anticipated, needed, or provided as compensation for something.

Agreements

Mutual understandings or arrangements between two or more parties that create enforceable obligations or contracts.

Clayton Act

A U.S. antitrust law, enacted in 1914, aimed at promoting fair competition by prohibiting certain business practices that could lead to monopoly or restraint of trade.

Price Discrimination

Charging different prices to different consumers for the same product or service, without a basis on different costs.