The female nurse works in a nursing home where many of the patients are military service veterans. She discovers that a male nurse with whom she works makes $2.80 per hour more than she makes
In which situations could this be legal under affirmative action? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The male nurse's yearly evaluations are better than the female nurse's.
2. The male nurse is friendlier and gets along better with the male patients.
3. The male nurse is also a veteran.
4. The male nurse is physically stronger than the female nurse.
5. The male nurse has worked in the facility 3 years more than the female nurse.
1,5
Rationale: Courts have upheld that unequal pay may be legal if based on merit. In this case, the male nurse has a better track record of yearly evaluations. This is sufficient to justify the difference in pay, unless the female nurse can prove preferential treatment in the evaluation system.
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