Johnson Controls, Inc. manufactured batteries. Lead is a primary ingredient in that manufacturing process. A pregnant female

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Johnson Controls, Inc. manufactured batteries. Lead is a primary ingredient in that manufacturing process. A pregnant female employee’s exposure to lead involves a risk of harm to a fetus that she is carrying. For this reason, Johnson Controls excluded women who are pregnant or who are capable of bearing children from jobs that involve exposure to lead. These jobs were some of the highest paying in the plant. Numerous plaintiffs, including a woman who had chosen to be sterilized in order to keep her job, filed a class action suit under Title VII. Is Johnson Controls entitled to use the BFOQ defense? Explain why.

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Law for Business

ISBN: 978-1259722325

13th edition

Authors: A. James Barnes, Terry M. Dworkin, Eric L. Richards

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