Fact Pattern 16-1
Fay works for General Construction Contractors (GCC) but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay attempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks."
-Refer to Fact Pattern 16-1. Fay files a suit against GCC under Title VII. To succeed, Fay must show that Hank's statement was

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Fact Pattern 16-1 
Fay works for General Construction Contractors (GCC) but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay attempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks."
-Refer to Fact Pattern 16-1. Fay files a suit against GCC under Title VII. To succeed, Fay must show that Hank's statement was

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Fay would need to show that Hank's statement about pranks being against GCC policy was a pretext for discrimination, as it appears that other male workers at the company engaged in similar behavior without being discharged. Fay's feelings about pranks or whether it was a legitimate reason for discharge are not relevant to the question of discrimination. The statement being an unofficial policy would also not necessarily make it discriminatory.