Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: To get six weeks of paid baby leave at this company, you must have worked there full-time for a year before you apply, and you must submit that application at least three months before you plan to leave.

Reasoning: The policy establishes two necessary conditions for parental leave: a one-year tenure at the time of application and an application submitted at least three months before the leave starts.

Analysis: When applying a principle like this, we must treat the requirements as strict hurdles. An employee must clear both the 'one-year tenure' hurdle and the 'three-month notice' hurdle to be eligible. If a scenario describes someone getting leave, they must have met both; if they are denied, it could be because they failed either one. Look for an answer choice that perfectly aligns the timing of the application with both the hire date and the leave start date.

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21.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the company policy?

Correct Answer
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Maria had two years of full-time employment and applied six months before the adoption (the likely start of leave). She meets both requirements at the time of application, so under the policy she should be granted the leave.
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