Which of these actions could constitute a breach of the Civil Rights Act?

A. The human resources department rejected Fatima's application because she did not have the right qualifications.

B. The human resources department rejected Fatima's leave application because they were short staffed.

C. The human resources department rejected Fatima's application for a sabbatical because she had only worked for a year.

D. The human resources department rejected Fatima's leave application because she just got back from a long vacation.

E. The human resources department did not promote Fatima because they thought that she would not be able to travel as frequently as the job required because she has two young children.

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Robert Fletcher

9 August, 09:59

Which of these actions could constitute a breach of the Civil Rights Act?

A. The human resources department rejected Fatima's application because she did not have the right qualifications.

B. The human resources department rejected Fatima's leave application because they were short staffed.

C. The human resources department rejected Fatima's application for a sabbatical because she had only worked for a year.

D. The human resources department rejected Fatima's leave application because she just got back from a long vacation.

E. The human resources department did not promote Fatima because they thought that she would not be able to travel as frequently as the job required because she has two young children.

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Yasmin Mullins · Answer 1

E. The human resource department did not promote Fatima because they thought that she would not be able to travel as frequently as the job requred because she has two young children.

This action constituted a breach of the Civil Rights Act.

The provisions found in the Civil Rights Act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.

In the above scenario, the HR department discriminated Fatima based on her gender (a female and a mother). They did not give her the chance to have equal employment opportunity.