Welding Test Bechtel Power Corporation's Term Paper

When he was rehired in September, he received a month of training and again failed to pass the test standardized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code, for at-LH welding again. When he was laid off after four months, along with five other welders, he had never passed the test Bechtel had designed for high level welders to qualify for the at-LH welding level.

It appears that Bechtel corporation was conscientiously trying to train Ligon to maintain and upgrade his welding competence, as he was trained for four more weeks than other employees (five weeks in all), and was allowed to take the test twice.Bechtel did not deliberately discriminate against him in testing, as the test was standardized and every welder in the company, African-American or white, had to pass it. The test was designed according to objective criteria that tested welders on various types of welding work in order to place them into categories, and Ligon did not qualify for the at-LH level. He was not fired because he was being discriminated against because of race, as more whites were fired (both times Ligon was fired) than….....