Global Industries requires all new employees to be at least six feet tall to comply with their brand and marketing campaign slogan,"We're Big Enough to Serve You." People who are denied employment solely because of their height sue Global.What must Global prove?

A) Height is directly related to the specific job in question.
B) Nothing,since the burden of proof is on the people who sue.
C) Height is directly related to Global's general business needs.
D) Nothing,since Global applies the height standard in a nondiscriminatory manner.

Question

Tyler Sneed · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Global Industries must prove that the height requirement is directly related to the specific job in question in order to defend against the discrimination lawsuit. This is known as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) defense, which allows for discrimination based on a particular trait if it is essential to the performance of a particular job.

Definitions

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Related questions