Ba370: Week 3 Assignment

Week 3 Assignment

Abstract

Select two court cases (from different chapters) from the list below, and respond in writing to the case questions. The written analysis of both cases should be approximately 2-3 pages total; use parenthetical citations and a corresponding works cited list when referencing specific information from the text or other sources, and follow other prescribed guidelines for APA format.

* Lanier v. City of Woodburn (Ch 6, p 169) Not in 4th Ed

* EEOC v. Dial Corp. (Ch 6, p 185)

* Lanning v. SEPTA (Ch 6, p 191)

* Everson v. Michigan Department of Corrections (Ch 7, p 204)

* Back v. Hasting on Hudson… (Ch 7, p 217)

* Dunlap v. Tennessee Valley Authority (Ch 7, p 221)

EEOC v. Dial Corp. (p 185)

1. What was the legal issue in this case? What did the court decide?

The legal issues in this case are whether or not a number of female applicants were subjected to sexual discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by The Dial Corporation. The court ruled in favor of the employees, stating that Dial’s use of a pre-employment strength test was unlawful and had a distinct impact on the female applicants.

2. What is the evidence that use of the strength test disadvantaged women?

The fact that for three years prior to the institution of the Work Tolerance Screen (WTS), 46% of the Dial’s new hires were women but after the test, the women hired dropped to only 15% (Walsh, 2013). These factual data elements were evidence that use of the strength test roved to be a disadvantaged women.

3. What is “content validity”? What is “criterion validity”? How did the employer attempt to show the validity of the strength test? Why was the court not convinced?

Content validity is the extent to which the method being tested requires the performance of the same behaviors and skills as the job in question. Criterion validity refers to a measure of job performance. In this case, a statistical association...