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As the American workforce gets grayer, age discrimination will likely become
As the American workforce gets grayer, age discrimination will likely become
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2025-04-06
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As the American workforce gets grayer, age discrimination will likely become a more prominent issue in the courts. It is, of course, illegal to discriminate against an employee because of his or her age, and yet it is not illegal to dismiss a worker because he has a high salary and expensive health care.
This apparent contradiction is at the heart of a raft of cases now making their way through the courts. The outcome of these cases will have broad implications for the workplace in the coming years. By 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that more than half of all workers will be over 40—many of whom, by dint of seniority and promotions, will be earning higher than median salaries, eligible for more stock options, and carrying higher health care costs as a result of a larger number of dependents and the increased cost of health care for older workers.
Is it any wonder that a bottom-line oriented business might want to shed these workers, whose productivity is likely to plummet in the next few years, even as they become more expensive employees?
Still, the legal challenges of implementing this policy are daunting. Businesses have the right to rate workers on their productivity and to rank them against their peers. But they are not allowed to prejudge individuals based on their sex, race or age. Each worker must be treated on his or her own merits, rather than by how they fit into a lager profile of the group they belong to.
For companies looking to lay off these workers, the cost of making a mistake is high; while only one in three age discrimination suits are won by the plaintiff, the awards tend to be steep and the political fall-out harsh. [br] Which of the following, if true, would most effectively weaken the author’s assertion that a "bottom-line oriented business" might want to fire older workers?
选项
A、A new study shows that, on average, younger workers earn less and have lower associated medical costs than older workers.
B、Older workers have a higher rate of absenteeism than younger workers.
C、A new study shows that older workers are in fact more productive and have fewer medical expenses compared to younger workers.
D、A forecasted downturn in the economy will erode profits in many American businesses.
答案
C
解析
如果正确,以下哪种陈述最有效地削弱作者所作出的论断一唯利是图的企业也许想解雇老龄工人?一项新的研究表明,跟年轻的工人相比,老龄工人有更强的生产能力且医疗费用更少。这个观点跟第三段的观点正好相反,所以应该选C。
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