Buena files a suit against Credit Services Corporation under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging employment discrimination on the basis of gender on a disparate-impact theory. To succeed, Buena must show that Credit Services hires fewer women than the percentage of:
a. qualified women in the local labor market
b. qualified women in the United States
c. women in Credit Services' state
d. women who apply to Credit Services for work

A. qualified women in the local labor market

Explanation:

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed on July 2, 1964, under the US President Lyndon B. Johnson, the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is to grant equal access to opportunites such as employment, schools and public spaces

Hence, in this case, using Title VII of the Civil Right Act 1964, that addresses equal employment opportunities by which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Buena, being a woman, and having alleged that there is employment discrimination on the basis of gender on a disparate-impact theory must show that Credit Services hires fewer women than the percentage of qualified women in the local labor market

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