A school district had to decide which of two equally qualified,equally senior employees to lay off.Invoking its affirmative action plan,the district retained an African-American and laid off the white teacher.The court would rule that:
A) Title VII was violated because there was no evidence that African-Americans were underutilized as teachers and affirmative action cannot be used to make layoff decisions
B) Title VII was violated because diversity is not a compelling government interest necessitating consideration of race
C) Title VII was not violated because using race as a "tie-breaker" is a lawful form of affirmative action
D) Title VII was not violated because the school district demonstrated that the layoff was the only way to maintain a faculty that reflected the racial composition of the student body
E) Title VII was not violated because the layoff was only temporary and did not excessively burden the white teacher
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q2: A medical center had no contract with
Q3: Affirmative action:
A)is primarily applied to hiring decisions
B)is
Q4: When individual job titles are listed for
Q5: In Lomack v.City of Newark,the newly elected
Q6: Consent decrees:
A)sometimes require affirmative action as a
Q7: Which of the following is a law
Q8: The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
Q9: Court-imposed affirmative action is:
A)common
B)uncommon
C)non-existent; all affirmative action
Q10: Your company sells office supplies,and your CEO
Q11: Which of the following is NOT considered
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