How Does the Text Define the Concept of Disparate Impact

question 17

Multiple Choice

How does the text define the concept of disparate impact?

• A) Members of a protected class rarely make it through all the job-screening filters of an organization.
• B) Members of a protected class never make it through all the job-screening filters of an organization.
• C) The activities of a company consistently harm a protected class in a specific geographic region.
• D) A company's hiring practices may be discriminatory with respect to a protected class but are too minor to violate the Civil Rights Act.

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Definitions:

Proportion

This refers to a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

Ronald Reagan

The 40th President of the United States, known for his economic policies known as Reaganomics, which focused on tax cuts, deregulation, and increased defense spending.

Marginal Tax Rate

Refers to the rate at which the next dollar of taxable income is taxed.

Tax Cuts

Reductions in the amount of taxes that individuals or corporations must pay to the government.