Homework II

Sandra Barton worked as a team leader managing the food service and deli departments at Value Mart, a grocery retail store in Syracuse, NY. Her duties included overseeing the store's hot food stations to ensure quality and presentation standards and compliance with sanitation procedures and regulations, which entailed keeping food logs. The store manager, Matt Dayton, was her immediate supervisor while all of the five team leaders under Matt's supervision at the Syracuse store were women. Barton found Dayton treated her and her colleagues poorly. He once commented to Barton that one of her female coworkers was an "idiot" and "shouldn't have a job." Another time, he told another female employee that "not firing her is like charity." Dayton remarked directly to Barton on at least two occasions that he didn't think women should be managers, and that "women are too sensitive to be leaders."

During her time at the store, Barton was disciplined on three occasions for "failing to keep the logbooks properly." On August 16, Barton failed to keep the logbook consistently for a fourth time. On catching the mistake, Dayton stated in front of other employees that "ten-year-old could do her (Barton's) job better" and that "this again proves that women cannot manage." After the incident, Barton raised concerns to Value Mart's HR about Dayton's disrespectful treatment of her and other employees (but did not raise sex discrimination concerns). On the same day, Dayton documented the circumstances and emailed the HR department, saying that "there have been numerous missing entries on the food service logs" and that "Barton is not competent enough for this position of a team leader." Two days later, Barton was fired for "violating store policy on health and safety compliance." Barton requested a reconsideration, citing the staff shortage. Value Mart rejected her request.

Is the firing of Barton a violation of Title VII section 703(a)?

Please:

1. Analyze this question through theMcDonnell Douglasframework (4.5 points)
2. Analyze this question through thePrice Waterhouseframework (4.5 points)
3. Which framework would you pursue if you were Barton's lawyer and why? Answer this question in fewer than three sentences. (1 point)

Your answer must be typed, double-spaced and no more than two pages in length. The answer must use 12 point, Times New Roman font, and must use one-inch margins.