Question

A privately owned nursing home hires mostly Hispanic women. The hiring manager believes that only Hispanic women could "fit in" and therefore does not hire anyone who does not meet this profile. This practice is likely to beA) permissible because most of the local residents are HispanicB) discriminatory on the basis of national origin in violation of Title VIIC) permissible because of the employment-at-will doctrineD) permissible because the nursing home is a private company

Answer 1

B) discriminatory on the basis of national origin in violation of Title VII

Step-by-step explanation:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act covers both private sector employers and public sectors employers, including labor organizations.

Regarding employment decisions as it relates to national origin, Title VII states that it is unlawful to use an individual’s national origin as a yardstick or use such as a basis to discriminate or disqualify a job applicant seeking employment based on his nationality. It holds that equal opportunity should be given to all applicants during employment decisions.

The practice of the manager employing only Hispanic women because he believes they "fit in" for the job, thereby depriving other women of other national origin of the same opportunity is likely discriminatory on the basis of national origin. This is a violation of the Title VII Act.