The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 21, Problem 1BS
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Summary Introduction
Case s ummary :Company T has a record of hiring only white males.
To find: Violation of Title VII of the civil rights by T.
(b)
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Case summary: Company NF advertised the requirement of only African Americans as extras for its movie.
To find: The violation of Title VII of Civil Rights Act.
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