Employers hurt by Supreme Court bias decision
By Kimberly Atkins
Staff writer
Published: June 30, 2009
Tags: disparate impact, disparate treatment, Title VII
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ricci v. DeStefano, it did more than rule in favor of New Haven firefighters who sued after the city tossed out the results of a civil service exam after too few minority employees passed.
The justices also created a tough dilemma for employers: if the tests they use to hire ...
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