Scott Murphy Was Hired as a Computer Software Engineer by Oberon

question 4

Multiple Choice

Scott Murphy was hired as a computer software engineer by Oberon Technology's Chief Computer Scientist, Alicia Monroe. He was 46 at the time he was hired. He worked for the company for 5 years and then was terminated by Alicia for poor performance. Scott filed a claim for age discrimination.

• A) Oberon can use the "same actor" defense in this case.
• B) Oberon will be liable because Scott is a member of the class of workers protected by the ADEA.
• C) Scott will have to offer evidence that other workers over the age of 40 were also terminated in order to prevail.
• D) None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

3rd Quartile

A value below which 75% of the data points in a dataset fall.

Negatively Skewed Distribution

A probability distribution that is characterized by a long tail on the left side, indicating that the bulk of the values are concentrated to the right.

Smallest Observation

The lowest value recorded in a data set.

1st Quartile

The value below which 25% of the data points in a dataset fall, indicating the lower quarter of the data.