Question

Lingerie Closet, a women's clothing store, employs female attendants to assist customers in the dressing rooms. Mark, a forty-one-year-old male, applies for an attendant's job, but is not hired. In Mark's suit against Lingerie Closet for employment discrimination under Title VII, the store has

a. ​no defense.
​b. a bona fide occupational qualification defense.
​c. a business necessity defense.
​d. a seniority system defense.

Answer 1

The correct answer is : B

Step-by-step explanation:

​A bona fide occupational qualification defense is a defense that a company can say is true when making decisions on hiring, firing or promoting somebody that is based on a protected characteristic. The store according to its qualifications standards can determine whether the person is able or unable to perform a job.