Two african american plaintiffs sued the producers of the reality television series the bachelor and the bachelorette for racial discrimination. the plaintiffs claimed that the shows had never featured a person of color in the lead role. plaintiffs also alleged that the producers had failed to provide people of color who auditioned for lead roles with the same opportunities to compete as white people who auditioned.
1. the first group will assess whether the plaintiffs can establish a prima facie case of disparate-treatment discrimination.
2. the second group will consider what the plaintiffs would have to show to establish disparate-impact discrimination.
3. 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? explain your answer.