Is the city of Cary liable under the disparate treatment theory?

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Among those who took the Civil Service Exam, Mr. Imelda received
the highest score on the written portion. Feeling confident, he
applied for a position with the city of Cary. The position required
the preparation of written reports and the handling of complaints
from the public, either by telephone or face to face. Mr. Imelda is
a native of the Philippines, and English is his second language.
When he was interviewed for the position, the interviewers had
difficulty understanding him because of his thick Filipino accent.
The city of Cary decided not to hire Mr. Imelda because the
interviewers believed that his heavy accent would impede his verbal
capability to respond to complaints, which was an integral part of
the position. Upon learning that he did not receive the job, Mr.
Imelda appealed through a number of channels. When these appeals
proved unsuccessful, he filed an action under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act. He claimed he was discriminated against because
of his accent and, thus, his national origin. Question: 1. Is the
city of Cary liable under the disparate treatment theory? 2. What
could the city of Cary have done to mitigate the risk of this
claim? 3. What defenses are available to the city of Cary? Question
about Health care administration major

Do you agree or disagree on the following discussion post below?

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Do you agree or disagree on the following discussion post below?
Please explain. Thank you in advance!
Smoking became a very popular following on the heels of each of
the World Wars.  Servicemen were provided cigarettes to
pass the time during lulls in combat and they brought the habit
back with them. Smoking was further glamorized in the movies with
James Dean and other idealized actors with a cigarette hanging from
their lips. Now days, Americans are much more educated on the
affects of smoking and secondhand smoke. According to the CDC
(2016), “cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000
deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000
deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure.”  As
time goes forward, smoking is becoming less attractive and more
restrictive in public places (including the workplace) along with
more American adults not smoking. “Current cigarette smoking among
U.S. adults declined from 20.9{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} in 2005 to 15.1{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} in 2015” (CDC,
2016).
   According to Workplace Fairness (n.d., para
6), “Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia do prohibit
discrimination based on legal activities outside the workplace,
which includes smoking tobacco”, so it depends on individual state
laws which determine how restrictive an employer can be in hiring
people that do not smoke to firing employees who do smoke. So a
wrongful termination suit could actually be within the employer’s
legal right to do. There appears to be more benefits to hiring
non-smokers verses hiring smokers, from an employer’s point of
view.
   An employer should have the right to not hire
smokers simply because it is a good business decision and a
personal principle they believe in. Also, an employer can prevent
associated higher health care costs when smokers get sick or
hospitalized and they can create and sustain a positive and
productive work environment. Smokers are addicted to nicotine and
have to have it constantly to satisfy the craving.  Even
if an employer hired employees who smoked on their own time away
from the workplace, the employee would go immediately into nicotine
withdraw if not allowed to smoke during the workday. According to
Quit Smoking Community (n.d.), “the earliest symptoms of nicotine
withdrawal are usually cravings for a cigarette, followed by
anxiety, anger, irritation, and a decrease in mental
function.”  If you smoke, then you would have to aware of
the company’s policies and choose to quit or not work for the
company.
   If an employer wants to only hire non-smokers and
even goes so far as to give employees the treatment they need by
implementing a policy that provides a gracious package to help
employees quit smoking, the employee should take advantage of the
assistance to prolong their life

Population Below the poverty line

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Explore the World Fact Book page of Central Intelligence Agency website at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/. Select two countries from among those represented on the global map on the webpage. Hovering over the map with your computer’s mouse will highlight the countries represented, but you may also type the country’s name in the search box provided.
Create a table that compares the following factors for the United States and the two countries selected (for a total of three countries represented on the table):
Income and Economy (Economy tab):

Population Below the poverty line (A measure of extreme poverty).
Gross Domestic Product per capita (PPP).

Programs, Funding, and Financing (People and Society tab):

Total {0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} GDP expenditures on health.
Availability of funding assistance from other countries (Debt-external).
Health care workforce and capacity to provide care (Physicians Density).

Other Diseases, Conditions, and Risk Indicators:

Spotlight on Diseases/Conditions (HIV/Aids Prevalence Rate; Obesity – adult prevalence rate; Children under the age of 5 years underweight).
Population with sustainable access to improved water source (Drinking Water Source).
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation (Sanitation facility access).

Based on the comparative table you developed, rank the countries according to access, cost, and sustainability. Which of the countries is the most sustainable and why? Which of the countries is least sustainable and why? Rationale must be provided with your responses.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

create a photographic essay to illustrate a social problem

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Question 6
Final
For the final in this course, you will create a photographic essay to illustrate a social problem, summarize and discuss that social problem using sociological concepts and one sociological perspective, and research two different social movements devoted to solving or alleviating this social problem. Final Directions:
Review the Photo Essays that are presented throughout your text.
Choose a social problem of interest and important to you. Create your own Photo Essay that illustrates the social problem.
In at least 400 words summarize and discuss the social problem using sociological concepts discussed in the text.
In at least 400 words analyze the social problem using one of the sociological perspectives (structural-functionalism, conflict, or symbolic interactionist) presented in the text. How would this sociological perspective examine and explain the social problem?
Research two different organizations or social movement devoted to solving or alleviating this social problem. In at least 400 words compare and contrast the methods or strategies these organizations use to address the social problem and your evaluation of these methods.
Turn in a document that includes the photo essay, summary of the social problems, analysis using the sociological perspective, and evaluation of organizations that address this social problem. Document should be approximately 1000 words plus the Photo Essay.