Discuss the following and whether each would be a violation of Title VII. a. Six weeks of paid leave for women upon birth of a child. b. A strength test for a city fire department that has excluded all female applicants. c. Paying female MBA hires a starting salary of $81,000 while paying male MBA hires only $75,000
a. Discriminatory because men/fathers get no similar benefit; also FMLA kicks in, not employer benefits.
b. In L.A., the department was ordered to modify the strength test to allow women admission.
c. The salaries are discriminatory and violative of the Equal Pay Act.
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