disparate impact — dis·par·ate impact / dis pə rət , dis par ət / n: an unnecessary discriminatory effect on a protected class caused by a practice or policy that appears to be nondiscriminatory compare bona fide occupational qualification, disparate treatment… … Law dictionary
Disparate Impact — In US employment law, the doctrine of disparate impact holds that employment practices may be considered discriminatory and illegal if they have a disproportionate adverse impact on members of a minority group. Under the doctrine, a violation of… … Wikipedia
disparate impact — American a difference in intelligence, education, or ability Sociological jargon to explain away the result of any examination or test where one group consistently achieves better results than another: Wherever there is disparate… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Disparate treatment — is one of the theories of discrimination under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act; the other theory is disparate impact. Title VII prohibits employers from treating applicants or employees differently because of their membership in a … Wikipedia
disparate treatment — n: treatment of an individual (as an employee or prospective juror) that is less favorable than treatment of others for discriminatory reasons (as race, religion, national origin, sex, or disability) compare bona fide occupational qualification,… … Law dictionary
Adverse impact — ] . A substantially different rate is typically defined in government enforcement or Title VII litigation settings using the 80% Rule, statistical significance tests, and/or practical significance tests. The 80% ruleThe 80% rule defines adverse… … Wikipedia
Ricci v. DeStefano — Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 22, 2009 Decided June 29, 2009 … Wikipedia
Alexander v. Sandoval — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Alexander v. Sandoval ArgueDate=January 16 ArgueYear=2001 DecideDate=April 24 DecideYear=2001 FullName= James Alexander, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety, et al., Petitioners v. Martha Sandoval,… … Wikipedia
Equal Protection Clause — The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that no state shall… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. [… … Wikipedia
Intelligence and public policy — A large body of research indicates that intelligence measures such as Intelligence Quotient (IQ) varies between individuals and between certain groups, and that they correlate with socially important outcomes such as educational achievement,… … Wikipedia
Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett ArgueDate=October 11 ArgueYear=2000 DecideDate=February 21 DecideYear=2001 FullName=Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, et al. v. Patricia Garrett … Wikipedia
