Question

A construction company places a newspaper advertisement to fill the position of a site engineer at the company. Deena, an applicant, is not selected despite having met the selection criteria. This is because the employers believe that her safety would be at risk given the physical stress involved in the job. If Deena suesthe company for discrimination, which of the following theories of discrimination would she most likely pursue as a plaintiff in court?

1. The reasonable accommodations theory.
2. The theory of mixed motives.
3. The theory of disparate treatment.
4. The quid pro quo theory.

Answer 1

3. theory of disparate treatment

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information provided the most likely theory of discrimination that would be pursued would be the theory of disparate treatment. This is a theory that is used in order to prove illegal employment discrimination within a company, by claiming that they have been treated differently than others in the same situations because of a protected characteristic, such as age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. Such as is the case in this scenario since Deena has been discriminated for being a woman, as the company states that she would not be able to handle the physical stress involved with the job.