Discuss fully whether either of the following actions would constitute a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended: (See Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.)
(a) Pennington, Inc., is a consulting firm with ten employ-is. These employees travel on consulting jobs in seven states. Pennington has an employment record of hiring only white males.
(b) Nov Films is making a movie about Africa and needs to employ approximately one hundred extras for this picture. To hire these extras, Nov advertises in all major new spa-perch in Southern California. The ad states that only Afr-can Americans need apply