Scenario 2.1
Tia's Tamale Factory employs 50 workers to make and ship food products all over the United States. Tia's factory is located in Southern California, in a community where 60 percent of the residents have Spanish surnames or identify themselves as Hispanic. Tia must hire a new cook and despite her best efforts, she gets only three applicants. Conchita is a 35-year-old Hispanic female, Sancho is a 17-year-old Hispanic male, and Maureen is a 48-year-old white woman who uses a wheelchair.
-Refer to Scenario 2.1. Suppose Conchita and Maureen are equally qualified and Tia flips a coin to decide between them. The coin lands on tails and accordingly Tia hires Maureen. This action would probably be
A) a violation of Executive Order 11246.
B) a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
C) a violation of Title VII.
D) not a violation of Title VII because the other employees are primarily Hispanic.
E) permissible under Title VII because the applicants were treated equally.
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