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Mary and Bob, recent graduates, are hired as computer analysts for Serpent Enterprises Inc. In a conversation over lunch, Mary discovers that Bob’s salary is 15 percent higher than hers. Assuming that she is being paid less because she is a female, Mary contacts the human resources department, demanding that her salary be increased by 15 percent. After a few days, however, she is informed that Bob had violated company policy by discussing his salary, and his salary would also be reduced by 15 percent to maintain equality. In this scenario, Mary:

Juan is a chemical engineer at Blue Whale Chemicals. He is the only Hispanic employee in his department. He is terminated after 10 months on the job based on poor performance. According to his supervisor, Juan continued to be the least productive employee in the department in spite of frequent feedback and training given to him. Juan believes he has a good claim for discrimination because he was the only Hispanic in the department. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?

To state a claim against an employer for negligent hiring of an employee, a plaintiff must show that:

Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination on the basis of national origin extends to prohibit discrimination on the basis of citizenship.

¨Drug tests searching for illegal substances are medical exams.

¨To be defamatory, statements must be false or, if true, must damage the reputation of the plaintiff. 

To determine whether racial harassment has occurred, an objective standard is used, not the subjective impressions of the Plaintiff.

Mary was employed at Badger Industries, Inc. as an associate manager in the purchasing department. Prior to the arrival of her new supervisor, she received the highest employee rating on her yearly evaluation. Her new supervisor, Bob, was overheard saying that he did not believe women were smart enough to manage a department. Mary was fired for poor work performance six months later. If she wins her claim for gender discrimination, which of the following will Mary be entitled to?

To comply with the Equal Pay Act, an employer may reduce the wage rate of the higher paid employees or raise the pay of the lower paid employees.

Bob, the branch manager at Plano Bank, hires Mary as a teller. A few months later, he urges her to engage in some sexual activity with him in return for a promotion to the post of senior teller. Fearful about losing her job, Mary agrees. After a year of an intermittent sexual relationship with him, she tells him that the relationship is over. When she applies for the job of assistant branch manager, Bob selects another employee in the branch with less experience for the job. In spite of the bank’s well-developed sexual harassment policy, which requires complaints of sexual harassment be made to the human resources department, Mary files a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Which of the following holds true in this case?