Solid Security Service hires male and female security officers. Solid only assigns the female employees to work at the local mall from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The company's rationale is that the mall is a low risk area for violent crime until 3:00 p.m. Male employees are allowed to work day and night shifts and are assigned to a variety of work sites.

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Solid is treating its female employees differently than its male employees based solely on their gender, which is a form of gender discrimination. While BFOQ may be used as a defense in some cases, it does not apply in this situation as there is no inherent reason that only female employees can work at the mall during a certain time period. Additionally, paying all employees based on the same wage scale is not enough to negate the potential for gender discrimination in other areas of the employment relationship.

Solid Security Service Hires Male and Female Security Officers