Asked by Junwei Zheng on May 06, 2024
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An employer is most likely to raise the ________ defense for a mixed-motives disparate treatment claim under Title VII.
A) seniority
B) various merit
C) same-decision
D) BFOQ
Mixed-Motives
Situations or decisions driven by several different reasons or goals, not attributable to a single motive.
Disparate Treatment
is a form of discrimination where individuals are treated differently based on prohibited factors such as race, age, or gender, in similar situations.
Same-Decision Defense
A legal argument stating that an employer would have made the same decision regarding an employee's status even in the absence of wrongful conduct.
- Apprehend the crucial aspects, defenses, and legal obligations included in Title VII and parallel work laws.
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FM
faridah mohammadMay 11, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
In a "mixed-motives" claim under Title VII,an employer's decision is an amalgam of both prohibited and lawful motives.The employer may limit an employee's recovery in mixed-motives cases by proving that it would have made the same challenged employment decision even in the absence of the unlawful motive (i.e. ,the "same-decision defense").
Learning Objectives
- Apprehend the crucial aspects, defenses, and legal obligations included in Title VII and parallel work laws.