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Fact Pattern 27-1 Craig applies for a job at Dispatch Transport, Inc., for which he is well qualified. He passes a test to determine which applicants are eligible for hiring, but the employer discards the results, and Craig is rejected. Dispatch continues to seek applicants. Refer to Fact Pattern 27-1. Craig files a suit against Dispatch under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, claiming discrimination. To support this claim, Craig must show that he is a member of

A) a protected class.
B) a majority group.
C) an employers' association.
D) a union.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Employers cannot treat their employees less favorably based on the employees' national origin.

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B) False

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The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to workplaces with at least

Nell, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Origami Paper Corporation, but fails the company's employment test and is not hired. Nell believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is

Laura is the only female employee in the maintenance department of Motor Service Inc. Her supervisor, motivated by gender bias, teases and plays tricks on her so relentlessly that she feels compelled to quit. This is most likely

Holly files an employment discrimination suit against Industrial Corporation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, she must show that as a member of a protected class, she was adversely affected by the employer's

A plaintiff who sues on the basis of disparate-treatment discrimination in hiring must make out a prima facie case of illegal discrimination.

Compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is monitored by

Fact Pattern 27-2 Kyla replaces Lomax in his job at Motor City Corporation. Refer to Fact Pattern 27-2. To succeed with an age-discrimination claim against Motor, Lomax will have to show among other things that

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers can legitimately refuse to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities that substantially limit their major-life activities.

Female Fitness Club employs only female staff to assist its female-only members in the club. Greg, a forty-one-year-old male, applies for a staff job, but is not hired. In his suit against the club under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the club most likely has

Hydro Corporation requires its employees to have a high school diploma. In a suit against Hydro under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the employer shows a connection between a high school education and job performance. Most likely, this is