Insurance Sales, Inc., requires that all its secretaries be able to touch type (use a computer keyboard
Question:
Insurance Sales, Inc., requires that all its secretaries be able to touch type (use a computer keyboard without looking down). Alice, a person of color, applies to Insurance Sales for a secretarial job. She cannot type but tells the company that she is willing to learn. When the firm does not hire her, she sues. She will
a. win if Insurance Sales workforce does not reflect the same percentage of members of a protected class that characterizes qualified individuals in the local labor market.
b. win because she was willing to learn and an employer is obligated to hire and train unqualified minority employees.
c. lose because in this case being a member of the majority is a BFOQ.
d. lose because Insurance Sales has a valid business necessity defense.
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Business Law Text And Exercises
ISBN: 9780357717417
10th Edition
Authors: Roger LeRoy Miller, William E. Hollowell