In the context of employment discrimination, which of the following is a difference between disparate treatment and adverse impact?
A) Unlike adverse impact, disparate treatment can be calculated by dividing the decision rate for a protected group of people by the decision rate for a nonprotected group.
B) Unlike disparate impact, adverse impact is unintentional discrimination.
C) Violation of the four-fifths rule is not an automatic indication of disparate treatment, whereas violation of the four-fifths rule is an automatic indication of adverse impact.
D) Disparate treatment occurs when members of an ethnic group are harmed because they are hired or promoted at substantially lower rates than others, whereas adverse impact occurs when people are not given the same hiring opportunities as other employees because of their race and age.

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Disparate treatment refers to intentional discrimination, while adverse impact refers to unintentional discrimination. Option A is incorrect because the calculation described refers to adverse impact, not disparate treatment. Option C is incorrect because violation of the four-fifths rule applies to both disparate treatment and adverse impact, but it does not automatically indicate either one. Option D is incorrect because it incorrectly defines disparate treatment and adverse impact.

In the Context of Employment Discrimination, Which of the Following