Cengage Advantage Books: Introduction to Business Law 4th Edition by Timothy Koch, Jeffrey Beatty, Jeffrey Beatty, Susan Samuelson, Susan Samuelson

Exercise 17

An employer can legally require all employees to have a high school diploma if:
(a) All of its competitors have such a requirement.
(b) Most of the applicants in the area have a high school diploma.
(c) Shareholders of the company are likely to pay a higher price for the company's stock if employees have at least a high school diploma.
(d) The company intends to branch out into the high-tech field, in which case a high school diploma would be needed by its employees.
(e) The nature of the job requires those skills.