Question

Madison Mayberry, a black woman, has worked in the mailroom at Worldwide Pictures for 16 years. When a mailroom supervisor position becomes open, Madison applies for the job but she is not selected. Instead, Renee Alton, the director of administration, hires Sally Wright, a white woman. When Madison complains to Renee, she says that she selected Sally because they are best friends and Sally needed a better job after her divorce. Madison files a complaint of racial discrimination with the EEOC.
Select one:
a. Madison will not prevail because it would be an undue hardship for Sally if she were not selected for the supervisory job.
b. Madison will prevail on her complaint because Renee's explanation is unbelievable and is an obvious pretext for discrimination.
c. Madison will prevail on her complaint because she is clearly better qualified than the person who was selected and that person is of a different race.
d. Madison will not prevail because not every decision that is arbitrary or unfair is discrimination.

Answer 1

Answer: Madison will not prevail because not every decision that is arbitrary or unfair is discrimination.

Explanation:

Based on the issues discussed in the question, if Madison files a complaint of racial discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC), it is highly unlikely that Madison will prevail based on the facts that were presented in this summary.

Madison already made a complaint to Renee who told her that she gave Sally the job because they are friends and she needed a better job after her divorce. There's no issue regarding discrimination in what happened on this case.

Fro her to prevail, she must prove specific violation in this case or demonstrate a pattern of discrimination in the workplace that has resulted in a race favored over another.