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This question relates to the case of Ezold v. Wolf, 983 F.2d 509 (3rd Cir 1992), cert. denied.
Issues can be worded in several different ways. Which of the following is one way of wording the issue presented by the ...
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This question relates to the case of Ezold v. Wolf, 983 F.2d 509 (3rd Cir
1992), cert. denied.
Issues can be worded in several different ways. Which of the following is one
way of wording the issue presented by the plaintiff in this case? - correct
answer ✔Were Wolf's reasons for not promoting Ezold to partner a pretext,
that is a pretext for not promoting her because of her sex in violation of Title
VII?
Kurland told Ezold during an interview that it would not be easy for her at Wolf
because "she was a woman, hand not attended an Ivy League law school,
and had not been on law review." - correct answer ✔Evidence presented by
the plaintiff.
Commendations of the plaintiff's work and criticisms of male associates. -
correct answer ✔Evidence presented by the plaintiff.
Nancy continues to get mixed reviews...Her minuses are that there is doubt
about her analytic and writing ability. - correct answer ✔Evidence presented
by the defendant.
While her enthusiasm never wanes and she keeps plugging away - I'm often
left with a product the demonstrates uncertainty in the analysis of a problem. -
correct answer ✔Evidence presented by the defendant.
According to the court's words in Jesperson v. Harrah's Operating Company,
Inc. 444 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir 2006) (en banc) which of the following statements
is correct? - correct answer ✔The law related to stereotyping claims was
evolving as of the date of the opinion.
,This question relates to the case of Jesperson v. Harrah's Operating
Company, Inc. 444 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir 2006).
Which of the following statement did the dissenting judge(s) make in the
dissents to the majority opinion? - correct answer ✔But is there any doubt
that putting on makeup costs money and takes time?...You don't need an
expert witness to figure out that such items don't grow on trees.
This question relates to the notes following the case of Jesperson v. Harrah's
Operating Company, Inc. 444 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir 2006).
A female judge wrote the majority decision. T/F - correct answer ✔True
This question relates to the notes following the case of Jesperson v. Harrah's
Operating Company, Inc. 444 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir 2006).
Weight discrimination is a rare, but important type of discrimination. T/F -
correct answer ✔False
Some stereotypes are ____________, in the sense that they assume (often
inaccurate) facts about women that lead people to misjudge women's abilities
and qualifications. - correct answer ✔descriptive
Risk-averse managers are often reluctant to gamble on female lawyers. T/F -
correct answer ✔True
Harvard Professor Rosebeth Moss Kanter's research on tokenism found that
groups constituting _____ percent or less of an organization are particularly
vulnerable to stereotyping. - correct answer ✔15
This question relates to Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 US 228 (1989).
The US Supreme Court upheld the conclusion of the district (trial) court that
Price Waterhouse had discriminated against Hopkins on the basis of sex in
,violation of Title VII but took the case to resolve a conflict among the appeal
courts with regard to the burden of proof of the parties in a mixed-motive case.
T/F - correct answer ✔True
In an efficient market, gender-bias would disappear because it reduces profits.
T/F - correct answer ✔True
Which of the following is NOT a strategy that persons who perceive
themselves as subject to negative stereotypes engage in? - correct answer
✔Confronting the negative stereotype in a group setting.
Chose which of the following is more likely to alleviate race and gender bias in
the workplace rather than actually increase it. - correct answer ✔Engage
people in defining their better, nondiscriminatory selves.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the "structure" of the workplace
being discriminatory rather than individual acts of illegal discrimination? -
correct answer ✔Diversity programs are generally of high quality.
The Wal-Mart v. Dukes case discussed, but not printed in, the text makes the
use of statistical evidence to show discrimination less likely. T/F - correct
answer ✔True
Title VII is a federal statute covering the obligations of private employers, not
the US Constitutional rights granted by the Equal Protection Clause. T/F -
correct answer ✔True
Disparate treatment discrimination - correct answer ✔Employment
rules/policies that treat an employee less favorably than others because of the
employee's race, sex, religion, or national origin.
A law/rule allowing employers to hire based on the race, sex, religion, or
national origin of the person. - correct answer ✔BFOQ
Disparate impact discrimination - correct answer ✔An employment
requirement that is facially neutral but disproportionately affects women or
persons of a certain race.
Intent - correct answer ✔A plaintiff suing under Title VII need not prove this
in order to win the case.
Employer - correct answer ✔The party required to demonstrate that a facially
neutral job requirement with a disparate impact is job-related and a business
necessity.
Pretext claims - correct answer ✔Plaintiff bears burden of proof the
discrimination was based on sex.
Burden of proof - correct answer ✔The legal requirement or duty to present
sufficient facts to prove a claim.
Facts - correct answer ✔Proved in a court by submitting evidence
Prima facie case - correct answer ✔The first step or legal element the
plaintiff must prove to win a case
Mixed-motive claim - correct answer ✔Both discriminatory and
nondiscriminatory reasons are present for the discrimination based on sex.
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