Assignment task: Karen is very introverted, but she decides to apply for a job as an outside salesperson because she feels that it will help her to overcome her shyness around strangers. As part of her application process, she is asked to take a personality test. As she completes the test, she is confused about why she is being asked these questions, but she finishes the test anyway. Karen is not offered an outside sales position on the basis of her scores on the test. She finds this to be unfair because she feels that her knowledge of the company's products is far more important than her personality traits, and she considers contesting this decision.
a. Which employment law applies to this situation?
b. Does the company's use of a personality test in choosing employees constitute a violation of this law?