Employment Law for Business 6th Edition by Dawn Bennett Alexander ,Laura Hartman

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Phillips, an African American woman, applied for a position as secretary at the Mississippi legislature as a ?walk-in? applicant. Phillips worked in the same building, which was made up of approximately 80% African American employees. She stopped by the office one day to ask if the office was hiring clerical help. She was told that they were and was given an application to fill out. After not hearing a response from the office regarding the position, she called and learned that a white woman with similar qualifications had filled the position, even though Phillips has applied before this woman. The office defended itself claiming only that it has a practice of not contacting walk-in applicants for positions. Phillips claims that this policy disfavors African American applicants who work in the building. What result?