Assignment:

a$.$ Provide a response to the questions after example $5.$

b$.$ Additionally, analyze and write a short response as to how the case may or may not

create disparate treatment, and thus potentially create disparate impact.

c$.$ HINT: You will need to research more about the EPA to answer the questions.

d$.$ Please use citations to substantiate your answers.

Example $5$: Talisha, an associate attorney at a mid$-$size law firm, claims she is making less

money than a male attorney who was hired at the same time, and performs the same work.

In the four years since their hires, the male comparator has generated more revenue than

Talisha due to cultivating a better relationship with the firm's clients, bringing in a couple

clients of his own, and consistently producing more billable hours than Talisha. The

investigation reveals, however, that the firm has given the male attorney more exposure to

firm clients $($e$.$g$.,$ more chances to work one$-$on$-$one with clients$),$ and provided the male

attorney more opportunities to speak at legal seminars, giving him valuable exposure to

potential clients. The evidence also shows that the firm's partners provide Talisha with less

complex work, exacerbating the difference in billable hours. Is there sexual discrimination

and or$,$ a violation of the EPA? Why or why not?