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Disparate Impact
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Disparate Impact
Examines the legal theory of discrimination and applies it to the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and public policy.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
5 sources |
1992
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"Disparate Impact and the Civil Rights Act of 1991This paper will first discuss the disparate impact theory and the respective burdens of the plaintiff and defendant under this theory as it was articulated up until Wards Cove v. Antonio.1 It will then discuss the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 19912 upon future disparate impact cases and public policy.
The disparate impact theory was first articulated by, the Supreme Court in 1971 in Griggs v. Duke Power Co.3 In this case, job applicants were required to take a general intelligence test and produce a high school diploma, the effect being to disadvantage black applicants. The Court said that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibited practices which are neutral in form but discriminatory in operation unless they are ..."
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"Disparate Impact" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Disparate-Impact/19632>
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