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Problem

You are the Chief Human Resources Officer at Major Metropolitan Hospital. One of the surgeons at the hospital, Dr. Amanda Wilson, has come to you with a complaint. Dr. Wilson is a highly-skilled cardiothoracic surgeon who has been operating at the hospital for 15 years. She alleges that over the past year, she has been passed over for several high-profile surgeries that were instead assigned to younger, less experienced male surgeons. Dr. Wilson believes she is being discriminated against on the basis of her age (57) and gender. She points out that the hospital's cardiac surgery group is made up of 12 surgeons, 10 of whom are men under the age of 45. She feels the hospital has an internal culture that favors younger male surgeons over older female surgeons when it comes to allocating the most prestigious and lucrative surgical cases. In your role as CHRO, discuss the potential legal claims, laws, and regulations that may be relevant to Dr. Wilson's situation. Analyze whether the hospital may have liability for unlawful discrimination based on the facts presented. Discuss what steps you would take to investigate the matter and what policies, procedures, or other remedial measures the hospital should implement.