A. Alpha Electronics manufactures boat radar units in the U.S. Until recently, each unit when packed in a box weighed 45 pounds. Because of miniaturization, the new model radar unit when packed in a box will weigh only 25 pounds. For many years, the company has had a lifting test for workers who carry boxed units on the loading dock. The lifting test has been for a job applicant to lift 45 pounds to a height of 36 inches ten times over a period of 10 minutes. Explain the legal risks under employment discrimination law surrounding the existing lifting test now that the company is making lighter radar units. What should the company do to minimize the legal risk under employment discrimination law? Explain.

B. Beta Enterprises is a company located in Lewiston, Maine. It has 25 employees and does not have a sick leave program. Beta's workdays are Monday - Friday, from 9:00AM until 5:00PM. Beth who has worked for Beta for 3 years, was recently diagnosed with cancer. Although she plans to keep working for Beta, she must travel to Portland every Friday afternoon for 8 weeks for chemotherapy that will last all afternoon. She is requesting leaving work at noon on 8 consecutive Fridays, which will mean that she will miss a total of 40 hours of work over a period of 8 weeks. Is Beth legally entitled to take the time off or can Beta dismiss her? If she cannot be dismissed, does she have a legal right to be paid for the 40 hours she will miss? Explain.

C. Cool Duds is a chain of stores in the U.S. specializing in fashionable clothing for young women and young men. The company has a Personal Appearance Policy for sales clerks. It states that sales clerks are required to wear clothing that is "substantially similar" to what the business sells to customers and prohibits a sales clerk from wearing a "cap." Explain what store management should do to comply with employment law when: (1) a female applicant for a sales clerk job is wearing a headscarf during an interview, and (2) a male applicant for a sales clerk job is wearing a turban during an interview.

D. Pine Tree Ski Area is located in Maine. It has 70 employees who work in the following categories: (1) ski lift attendants, (2) ski instructors, (3) ski patrollers who help injured skiers (4) customer service agents who sell lift tickets and answer questions, (5) trail maintenance workers who run snow-making equipment and groom the slopes using snow cat machines (6) food service workers who run the cafeteria, and (7) office staff who perform administrative services for the company. Does Maine law allow the business to adopt a drug testing program for workers? If so, explain what the company needs to do in order to conduct the testing lawfully. Also explain any legal limits on testing that might be different for different categories of workers.