Question

HBO is planning on doing a movie on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, and has advertised for actors who would like to play the role of Dr. King. HBO clearly identified in the ad that applicants must be between 30 and 50 years old, and have the physical appearance of an African-American male. Some actors applied for the job and were turned down because they don't meet these physical requirements. If these actors bring an EEO complaint, which of the following is most correct?

a. the requirement that the actor have the physical appearance of an African-American man is a permissible bona fide occupational requirement because the actor must look like Dr. King.
b. the requirement that the actor must be between 30-50 years of age is permissible because the movie is covering Dr. King in that age range.
c. both of the above are entirely correct statements.
d. neither of the above are correct statements.

Answer 1

Option d (neither of the above is correct statements) is the correct choice.

Step-by-step explanation:

• EEO seems to be the right of every individual, on either the criteria of competence, skill, and opportunity, to work and progress. It is a series of U.S. federal laws that forbid workplace discrimination mostly on grounds of ethnicity, gender, and perhaps other personality attributes.
• Although the EEO grievances were brought by the actor, maybe that's why the supervisor seems to have no choice but to consider them.

The other decisions are not linked to the scenario issued. So, the solution here is just the right one.