A) According to the EEOC\'s lawsuit, CSX Transporation conducted isokinetic stre

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A) According to the EEOC's lawsuit, CSX Transporation conducted isokinetic strength testing as a requirement for workers to be hired for various jobs. The EEOC said that the strength test used by CSXT, known as the "IPCS Biodex" test, caused an unlawful discriminatory impact on female workers seeking jobs as conductors, material handler/clerks, and a number of other job categories. The EEOC also charged that CSXT used two other employment tests, a three-minute step test seeking to measure aerobic capacity and a discontinued arm endurance test, as a requirement for selection into certain jobs, and that those tests also caused an unlawful discriminatory effect on female workers.

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1. Is the EEOC charging disparate impact or disparate treatment? Defend your answer.

2. Under which law in Chapter 3 can the plaintiff file a lawsuit and why?

B)

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Leroy Lawson, has been a Hebrew Pentecostal for about 35 years. As such, Lawson observes a Sabbath which begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the EEOC's complaint, at the time of his hire in March 2012, Lawson informed J.C. Witherspoon, Jr. Inc., an Alcolu, S.C.-based logging company, that he observes the Sabbath on Saturdays, and would need an accommodation of not working on Saturdays due to his religious beliefs. In December 2013, the company discharged Lawson after he failed to work on a Saturday for these reasons.

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1. Under which law in Chapter 3 can this lawsuit be filed and why?

2. According to the law in No. 1, why were the organization’s actions illegal?

Explanation / Answer

1. The EEOCC charging disparate treatment because the there was discrimination against female workers.

2. A.Plain can file a lawsuit after the pledgings ahave been filed and usually after the duacover period closes. Part asserts there was no dispute abiut the facts in the and she prevails on the aplicable law.

2. The organisations action were illegal for showing discrimination against female employees.

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