Asked by Tshepo Faith on Jul 16, 2024
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A vehicle manufacturing company decides to hire 35 employees for its new servicing branch located in Louisiana. A total of 90 eligible applicants apply for the job, of which 40 are black and 50 are white. Assuming that the company decides to hire 10 blacks and 25 whites, what can be inferred using the four-fifths rule?
A) 0.5 < 0.8; this indicates that there is no evidence of discrimination.
B) 2 > 0.8; this indicates that there is evidence of discrimination.
C) The hiring rate for blacks is equal to four-fifths the hiring rate of whites; hence, there is no evidence of discrimination.
D) 0.5 < 0.8; this indicates that there is evidence of discrimination.
E) 2 > 0.8; this indicates that there is no evidence of discrimination.
Four-Fifths Rule
Rule of thumb that provides evidence of potential discrimination if an organization's hiring rate for a minority group is less than four-fifths the hiring rate for the majority group.
- Acquire knowledge on the ideas surrounding disparate impact and disparate treatment, and recognize how to legally circumvent discriminatory practices in hiring and workplace conduct.
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PV
Paulyn ViloriaJul 20, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The four-fifths rule states that the selection rate for any race, sex or ethnic group should be at least 80% of the group with the highest selection rate. In this case, the selection rate for black applicants is 10/40 = 0.25 and the selection rate for white applicants is 25/50 = 0.5. The selection rate for blacks is only half (0.5) of the selection rate for whites, which is less than the required 80% (0.8) according to the four-fifths rule. Therefore, there is evidence of discrimination against black applicants. The correct choice is D.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge on the ideas surrounding disparate impact and disparate treatment, and recognize how to legally circumvent discriminatory practices in hiring and workplace conduct.