Discuss the following and whether each would be a violation of ...

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Discuss the following and whether each would be a violation of Title VII. a. Six weeks of paid leave for women upon birth of a child. b. A strength test for a city fire department that has excluded all female applicants. c. Paying female MBA hires a starting salary of 81,000 while paying male MBA hires only 75,000.

Question 2

Discuss which of the following questions would be violations of Title VII and why. a. So, what does your husband do? b. Are you old enough to remember the Eisenhower days? c. Who cares for your children while you work?

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Answer to Question 1

a. Discriminatory because men/fathers get no similar benefit; also FMLA kicks in, not employer benefits.
b. In L.A., the department was ordered to modify the strength test to allow women admission.
c. The salaries are discriminatory and violative of the Equal Pay Act.

Answer to Question 2

You can't ask marital status or about family issues. The question about the Eisenhower administration would reveal age. The question about child care is prohibited. That would be sex discrimination. Personal and family matters should be kept out of the job interview.