George is a gay mechanic who works for a national chain of car repair shops. george's boss, who did not know george is gay, often made comments about his opposition to gay marriage and his belief that a gay man could never be a good mechanic. one day, george's boyfriend drops george off for work and as george's boss is pulling into the parking lot, george kisses his boyfriend goodbye. the next day, george is fired. does george have a claim for discrimination under title vii? a. no, unless george can prove that his boss knew george was gay. b. yes, because george's boss took an adverse employment action against george based on his sexual orientation. c. no, because george is not a member of a protected category. d. yes, because george's boss created a hostile work environment.

An insurer issued a homeowner’s policy that covered collectible historical documents. the documents, valued at and insured for $70,000, were lost in a fire that destroyed the home. prior to paying the homeowner, the insurer received a demand from a third party that the insurer pay the $70,000 to the third party. the third party contended that the documents had been stolen from the third party. the insurer and third party were citizens of the same state, while the homeowner was a citizen of a different state. the insurer would like to file a federal statutory interpleader action in the federal district court for the state of which the homeowner is a citizen. although this state has a long-arm statute, neither that statute nor the general service of process rules would permit service of process on the third party. the insurer does not wish to deposit the $70,000 with the court or post a bond pending resolution of this matter. of the following, which is a valid reason for advising against the filing of a federal statutory interpleader action in the federal district court? adiversity of citizenship does not exist between the insurer and the third party.