Ahmad, a veteran manager in the fast-food business, applied for a manager position at a fast-food restaurant when he relocated because of health reasons. He was told he did not get the job because he did not have a high school diploma. Although that was not stated as a job requirement for manager positions, he learned that the application form he completed was the same one used for counter workers. That form is legally weighted to consider education level. He can use which of the following as a basis for legal challenge?
A) None of these items should be weighted more heavily than any of the others.
B) Application items were not validated for the manager positions.
C) Prior job experience should be weighted more heavily than educational background.
D) Educational background should be weighted more heavily than prior job experience.
E) Application forms cannot be used in this way.

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The fact that the application items were not validated for the manager positions means that the company did not establish a link between the education level of the applicants and job performance as a manager. Therefore, the use of the educational background as a criterion for selection was not validated and could be considered discriminatory.

Ahmad, a Veteran Manager in the Fast-Food Business, Applied for a Manager