Disparate treatment is the first theory of discrimination, and it sums up the case for the plaintiff Miss Pettigrew. According to the case study, there is a conflict of interest if adjustors enroll in law school. The male employees enrolled in law school and kept their position (Melvin & Katz, 2014). The company fired Miss Pettigrew when she enrolled in law school. According to the lecture, on the surface, it is discrimination called prima facie and is subject to a rebuttal because it is intentional (Bethel University, 2014). This theory, from the McDonnell Douglas Standard, was crafted by the Supreme Court as a method of
