You are a human resource manager with a large manufacturing firm. Yesterday you heard one of your recruiters ask a woman applicant the following question: "How would you take care of your children if they were sick?" Would this be an employment standard to avoid? If this is an employment standard to avoid, what law or court decision is it based on?

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B) In 1971, the Court ruled in Phillips v Martin Marietta Corporation that Martin Marietta had discriminated against a woman because she had young children. The company had a rule prohibiting the hiring of women with school-age children. A major implication of this decision is that a firm cannot impose standards for employment only on women. Examples of questions that should not be asked are: "Do you have children?" "Do you plan on having any more children?" "How would you take care of your children if they were sick?" and "Where does your husband work?"

You Are a Human Resource Manager with a Large Manufacturing