Questions from Business Law

Q: If so, may it only be used to remedy identified past

If so, may it only be used to remedy identified past discrimination? Discuss.

Q: Must such discrimination have been committed by the employer or can the

Must such discrimination have been committed by the employer or can the discrimination have been committed by society in general? Explain.

Q: Can affirmative action be used to benefit those who did not actually

Can affirmative action be used to benefit those who did not actually experience discrimination? Discuss.

Q: Can race or gender be the only factor in an employment decision

Can race or gender be the only factor in an employment decision? Explain.

Q: If race or gender can be the only factor in an employment

If race or gender can be the only factor in an employment decision, how long can it be a factor?

Q: 1. What do you think of the court’s quote from the

1. What do you think of the court’s quote from the Budinsky case about classification of race being stupid and inaccurate? Explain 2. Do you think it matters whether someone’s category is called “race...

Q: What is the difference between an affirmative action goal and a quota

What is the difference between an affirmative action goal and a quota? Is there a difference? Explain.

Q: A black firefighter alleges that each time he is transferred from one

A black firefighter alleges that each time he is transferred from one fire station to another, he must take his bed with him, on orders of the fire chief. The chief defends on the basis that it is a l...

Q: Sam has worked at Allied for several years with no problems.

Sam has worked at Allied for several years with no problems. Avril is transferred into Sam’s unit. Sam immediately begins having a strong allergic reaction to the perfume Avril wears each day. After h...

Q: A white college receptionist is fired when it is found that she

A white college receptionist is fired when it is found that she told a black college applicant that the applications for admissions are distinguished by race by the notation of a small RH in the corne...