Question $13(3$ points$)$

Which situation may involve disparate impact?

Raj is reviewing applications for an open position at his company. One step in the hiring process

requires him to investigate conviction records for all of the job applicants.

Howard is not permitted to train on a new manufacturing machine because he has not yet completed his

company's mandatory workplace safety training course.

Penny's coworker, Amy is up for a promotion. Both were hired at the same time for the same entry$-$

level accounting positions, and both have the same level of education. However, Amy consistently

seeks to take on additional responsibilities, while Penny barely turns her own work in on time.

Sheldon, an HR employee at a university, is putting together a job listing for an open faculty position.

His listing specifies that interested applicants must have a doctoral degree.

Bernadette wants to be part of her local police force. Both men and women are encouraged to apply, but

Bernadette discovers the force has a minimum height requirement of $5^{\text{'}}{8}^{\text{'}\text{'}}.$ She is $5^{\text{'}}{1}^{\text{'}\text{'}},$