Two African American plaint is sued the producers of the reality television series the Bachelor and the Bachelorette for racial discrimination. The plaint is claimed that the shows had never featured persons of color in the lead roles. The plaint is also alleged that the producers did not provide people of color who auditioned for the lead roles with the same opportunities to compete as white people who auditioned.

(a) The first group will assess whether the plaintiffs can establish a prima facie case of disparate-treatment discrimination.

(b) The second group will consider whether the plaintiffs can establish disparate-impact discrimination.

(c) The third group will assume that the plaintiffs established a prima facie case and that the burden has shifted to the employer to articulate a legal reason for not hiring the plaintiffs. What legitimate reasons might the employer assert for not hiring the plaintiffs in this situation? Should the law require television producers to hire persons of color for lead roles in reality television shows? Discuss.