Ann's Retail, a women's clothing store, hires female attendants to assist clients in the store's dressing rooms. Larry, a male, applies for, and is refused, a job as an attendant. Larry then sues Ann's Retail for employment discrimination under Title VII. Against the suit, the store has

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Ann's Retail, a women's clothing store, hires female attendants to assist clients in the store's dressing rooms. Larry, a male, applies for, and is refused, a job as an attendant. Larry then sues Ann's Retail for employment discrimination under Title VII. Against the suit, the store has

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Slade Maynard · Answer 1

A bona fide occupational qualification defense

Explanation:

Since the store is for women clothing, the retail may prefer to employ only female to assist the customers. Under a bona fide occupational qualification defense, an employer is allowed to discriminate if a characteristic is a necessity for the performance of the job and for the business. Therefore, the store has a bona fide occupational qualification defense.