Amanda Tucker, a black female, applied for a sales position in Ames Department Stores in Seattle
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Amanda Tucker, a black female, applied for a sales position in Ames Department Stores in Seattle. After completing her application, she was asked to take a math test and a general aptitude test. As a result of her score, she was disqualified from consideration for the sales position. Based on this scenario, debate whether you believe that this testing policy is a violation of Title VII. Make sure to think through both the rights of the applicant and any defenses available to the department store. In this specific situation there is definite possibility that we have a violation of Title VII but we need more information in order to figure out if there is one. Under Title VII it is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including testing ("Federal Laws Prohibiting Job...