58. Courts tend to look more favorably at companies with alleged discrimination when: a. a firm's job descriptions are written clearly and well defined. b. a firm is already in the process of addressing employee grievances for such allegations. c. the firm has adjusted its employee composition based on minority representation. d. all the above. e. none of the above.

58. Courts tend to look more favorably at companies with alleged discrimination when: a. a firm's job descriptions are written clearly and well defined. b. a firm is already in the process of addressing employee grievances for such allegations. c. the firm has adjusted its employee composition based on minority representation. d. all the above. e. none of the above.

Microeconomics A Contemporary Intro

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Chapter18: Income Distribution And Poverty

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