Author Question: Under the doctrine of discharge by impossibility of performance, impossibility occurs when: a. a ... (Read 86 times)

jake · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Under the doctrine of discharge by impossibility of performance, impossibility occurs when:
a. a party to a contract dies
b. a law is passed making performance illegal c. the subject of the contract is destroyed
d. none of the other choices
e. all of the other specific choices

Question 2

A black and a white employee committed the same offense. The black employee was disciplined but not fired, the white employee was fired. The Supreme Court held that this treatment was:
a. legal under Title VII
b. improper reverse discrimination, which violates Title VII
c. proper if the employer had an affirmative action program to favor black employees
d. proper since whites are not protected by Title VII and, therefore, cannot claim protection e. proper, since under Title VII minorities may be given preferential treatment