Affirmative action policies may show bias 
Published: September 7, 2009
Tags: reverse discrimination, Ricci v. Destefano, Title VII
A reverse discrimination plaintiff could use her employer’s affirmative action policies as direct evidence of bias, the 8th Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
The plaintiff is a white elementary school teacher in the Pulaski County, Ark., public school district.
She sued under Title VII, alleging that the district repeatedly rejected her for assistant principal ...
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