Match the Key Issues to the Major Selection Court Cases

question 12

Essay

Match the key issues to the major selection court cases.
a.Company must insure that all parts of a multiple-step selection program have no disparate impact
b.Company's burden of proof against adverse impact diminishes as human risk increases
c.Selection test must be job-related if disparate impact results
d.Validation must reflect selection decision practices
e.In disability cases, organization must prove that individual cannot perform job
f.Company's moral concerns about health of future children is not sufficient to bar women from employment
g.Cases focusing on subjective selection devices (e.g., interviews and judgments) could be heard as disparate impact cases
-Watson v.Ft.Worth Bank & Trust (1988)

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