Legal Environment 5th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

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Ralph has worked as a model builder at Snowdrop Architects for 30 years. The firm replaces him with Charlotte, who is 24 and willing to work for much less than Ralph's salary. The firm never offered to let him stay for less pay. When he left, one of the partners told him, "Frankly, it's not a bad thing to have a cute young person working with the clients." Which of the following statements is true?
A) Snowdrop is liable because it had an obligation to offer Ralph the lower salary before firing him.
B) Snowdrop is liable because it is illegal to replace an older worker with a younger one just to save money.
C) Snowdrop is liable because age was a factor in Ralph's firing.
D) Snowdrop is liable under Title VII because it replaced an old man with a young woman.
(e) Snowdrop is not liable because age was not the deciding factor in Ralph's firing.