1) A black firefighter alleges that each time he is transferred from one fire station to another, he must take his bed with him, on orders of the fire chief. The fire chief defends on the basis that it is a legitimate decision because white firefighters would not want to sleep in the same bed in which a black firefighter slept. Is this illegal under Title VII? Explain 2) A white college receptionist is fired when it is found that she told a black college applicant that the applications for admissions are distinguished by race by the notation of a small Rh in the corner of black applicants’ applications.”Rh,”she says, is her supervisor’s term for “raisin heads, “which he calls African-Americans. Is this employee entitled to reinstatement? 3) jose and Cesar, both Hispanic, are carpenters employed by a contractor to help build an office building in Maryland. While working, Jose and Cesar discover that they are being paid less than non-Hispanic employees. In addition, they allege a hostile work environment and discriminatory terms and conditions of employment, including anti-Hispanic statements by managers and employees, segregated eating areas, and an "English-only" rule imposed by the contractor. Jose and Cesar sue for race discrimination. Will they win?

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1) A black firefighter alleges that each time he is transferred from one fire station to another, he must take his bed with him, on orders of the fire chief. The fire chief defends on the basis that it is a legitimate decision because white firefighters would not want to sleep in the same bed in which a black firefighter slept. Is this illegal under Title VII? Explain

2) A white college receptionist is fired when it is found that she told a black college applicant that the applications for admissions are distinguished by race by the notation of a small Rh in the corner of black applicants’ applications.”Rh,”she says, is her supervisor’s term for “raisin heads, “which he calls African-Americans. Is this employee entitled to reinstatement?

3) jose and Cesar, both Hispanic, are carpenters employed by a contractor to help build an office building in Maryland. While working, Jose and Cesar discover that they are being paid less than non-Hispanic employees. In addition, they allege a hostile work environment and discriminatory terms and conditions of employment, including anti-Hispanic statements by managers and employees, segregated eating areas, and an "English-only" rule imposed by the contractor. Jose and Cesar sue for race discrimination. Will they win? 

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