In this pair of cases, the first may serve as precedent for the second. Decide whether the second case is so relevantly similar to the first that it should be decided identically. Explain your decision.First case: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 extended federal antibias protections to pregnant workers.Second case: Johnson Controls, a manufacturer of automobile batteries that uses large quantities of lead in its manufacturing processes, excludes women capable of bearing children from any job where the work carries a high risk of damage to the nervous system of a fetus. Under this policy, eight employees of Johnson Controls were involuntarily transferred to safer but lower-paying work. They sued the company, charging discrimination under the Act.
What will be an ideal response?
A point that might be discussed is the company's argument that their guidelines protected them from large damage suits.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Book of Mormon is believed by Mormons to be written over a period of:
a. 1000 years c. 200 years b. 500 d. Almost 2000 years oldThe law precisely defines the concept of a trade secret, just as it does patents and copyrights
a. True b. False
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. If a deductive argument has all false premises and a true conclusion, then we know:
A) The argument is invalid. B) The argument is valid. C) Nothing as such about the argument's validity. D) The argument is sound. E) The argument is uncogent.