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Originally Posted by d-ray657
Disparate impact is a somewhat complicated enforcement mechanism. It involves significant use of statistics. It's primary point is that any selection process that disproportionately limits opportunities according to race or gender must be necessary to measure actual qualifications for a job. For example, in the Supreme Court case the established disparate impact as a theory of recovery, the court determined that a high school diploma did not accurately measure the ability of a person to shovel coal. Accordingly, it threw out the requirement of a high school diploma for that position. The theory is intended to eliminate artificial barriers to employment. I cold go into much more detail, but I don't know how relevant it would be, and I am tired.
Regards,
D-Ray
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So D-Ray,
If I understand this, if a pool of 20 qualified candidates only includes 2 women (who tested at the 55%), if they are not hired then they may be able to sue for Disparate Impact. I know that this statement leaves alot of open ended statements. I just hate that our society wants to get rich by suing for everything.