Lois was able to prove a prima facia case that was fired based on racial discrimination. In its defense, the employer proved that they discovered during the trial that Lois had lied about her education on her employment application, and that they would have fired Lois for that misrepresentation. This after-acquired evidence of the misconduct:

Select one:

a. will shift the burden of proof to Lois that she would not have been fired for misconductb. will be a complete defense to liabilityc. could be used to limit the amount of damages that Lois may obtaind. will have no effect on Lois' case