Lucy, a teacher at a private non-religious school, becomes pregnant before her marriage. When she informs the management of the school about her pregnancy, she is told that she cannot keep her job because having an unwed, pregnant teacher and, later, an unwed mother, is bad for the school’s reputation. Lucy feels that her employer’s action is discriminatory. Which of the following statements is true in this situation?

Bob testified for the plaintiff in a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by a female employee against their employer, Panda Bank. He had been advised by his manager not to get involved. Shortly thereafter, Bob was fired. Which of the following is the most likely outcome in this scenario?

When pay discrimination occurs, the statute of limitations begins to run anew with each paycheck.

Residency requirements for government employment can create an unlawful disparate impact when the locale has a low minority population.

An employer is liable for the tort of irresponsible hiring where an employee causes harm that could have been prevented if the employer had conducted a reasonable and responsible background check on the employee.

If the court dismisses a motion for summary judgment, the court has determined that there is a need for the case to proceed to trial.

Bob was being asked for sexual favors by his boss, Mary. She would force him to meet her outside work and would touch him inappropriately. She even promised him a promotion if he agreed to be sexually intimate with her. Bob reluctantly succumbed to Mary’s demands and got a promotion. When he refused to engage in further sexual activity with Mary, she fired him. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

Mary, a U.S. citizen, was employed with Blue Whale Mica Inc. in its London office. Blue Whale Mica Inc. is a Delaware-based corporation with its principle place of business in New York. Mary was recently laid off, and she believes she was a victim of gender discrimination. In this scenario, Mary:

As a general rule, disciplining one gender for an act for which the other gender is not disciplined is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Emmanuel & Petersen LLP is a reputed law firm that specializes in litigation. The firm is looking for a qualified person to fill the secretary position. A criterion for selection is that the person should be able to type at least 65 words a minute. If a group of male applicants challenges this policy as being discriminatory against generally slower-typing males, the company could defend the typing-speed requirement as a: