Fact Pattern 34-1A
Fay works for General Construction Contractors but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay at?tempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks."
-Refer to Fact Pattern 34-1A. Fay files a suit against GCC under Title VII. To succeed, Fay must show that Hank's statement was

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Fact Pattern 34-1A 
Fay works for General Construction Contractors but is the only woman on her shift. The male workers often play minor pranks on each other. Fay at?tempts a prank. Hank, her supervisor, fires her, because "GCC doesn't hold with pranks."
-Refer to Fact Pattern 34-1A. Fay files a suit against GCC under Title VII. To succeed, Fay must show that Hank's statement was

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Fay must show that Hank's statement about pranks being a reason for her discharge was only a pretext for discrimination based on her gender as the only woman on the shift. This means that Hank used a fake reason to cover up his discriminatory intent.