Lew, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Mit-E Construction Company, but fails Mit-E's employment test and is not hired. Lew believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is

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When a hiring practice, such as an employment test, has a discriminatory effect on members of a protected class, it is known as disparate-impact discrimination. This is different from disparate-treatment discrimination, which involves intentional discrimination, and desperate-measure discrimination, which is not a recognized form of discrimination. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Lew, a Member of a Protected Class, Applies for a Job