Jill and Seth, Recent Graduates, Were Hired as Computer Analysts

question 23

Multiple Choice

Jill and Seth, recent graduates, were hired as computer analysts for HRJ Enterprises. In a conversation over lunch, Jill discovered that Seth's salary was 15% higher than hers. Assuming that she was being paid less because she was a female, Jill contacted the human resources department demanding that her salary be increased by 15%. She was told that Seth had violated company policy by discussing his salary. Seth told Jill later that the company lowered his salary by 15%.

• A) Jill does not have a claim for discrimination under the Equal Pay Act because the company remedied the wage discrepancy by lowering Seth's salary.
• B) Jill does have a claim for discrimination under the Equal Pay Act because the company remedied the wage discrepancy by lowering Seth's salary.
• C) Jill would only have a claim under the Equal Pay Act because Title VII does not address gender discrimination relating to compensation.
• D) Jill does not have a claim for discrimination because employers are free to set initial salaries without incurring liability under the Equal Pay Act or Title VII.

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Definitions:

Binomial Experiment

An experiment or trial that can be reduced to two outcomes, success or failure, and is repeated a fixed number of times.

Continuous Random Variables

Variables capable of assuming any value within a specified range, with the potential for infinite variations.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a variable will take one of two independent values under a given set of parameters or conditions.

Independent Trials

Independent Trials are experiments or processes in which the outcome of any given trial does not affect the outcome of any other trial.