Scott Murphy was hired as a computer software engineer by Oberon Technology's Chief Computer Scientist, Alicia Monroe. He was 46 at the time he was hired. He worked for the company for 5 years and then was terminated by Alicia for poor performance. Scott filed a claim for age discrimination.
A) Oberon can use the "same actor" defense in this case.
B) Oberon will be liable because Scott is a member of the class of workers protected by the ADEA.
C) Scott will have to offer evidence that other workers over the age of 40 were also terminated in order to prevail.
D) None of the choices are correct.
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