Abdel applies for a job as a bus driver with the Overland Omnibus Corporation. Abdel’s employer is worried that it might not be safe to allow someone of Middle Eastern descent to drive around a bus full of people. Therefore, Abdel is asked to submit to a more stringent background check than the other applicants. Which of the following is true of this case?
A) Abdel has no basis for a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because the act does not provide protection against discrimination based on country of citizenship under any circumstances.
B) Abdel has no basis for a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because Overland Omnibus Corporation is a private employer.
C) Abdel can bring a national origin discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because he was treated differently based on his ethnicity.
D) Abdel can bring a national origin discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of the bona fide occupational qualification defense