Hazel Andrus Believes Her Company Has a Systematic Preference for Males

Multiple Choice

Hazel Andrus believes her company has a systematic preference for males in executive positions, and that she has been denied a promotion because of this bias. Her employment contract contained an arbitration clause. Assuming the arbitration clause is fair and enforceable, can the EEOC still bring an action against the company on Hazel's behalf or is arbitration her sole way to enforce the law?​

A) The arbitration clause provides her sole remedy and the EEOC is bared from bringing a claim.
B) The arbitration clause bars the EEOC, but it cannot stop Hazel from filing a lawsuit to enforce her claims.
C) The EEOC can pursue a claim, but they must also arbitrate the claim.
D) Even if Hazel must arbitrate her claims, the EEOC has an independent right to bring an action against the company on Hazel's behalf.