What Is an Employer Defense to a Disparate Impact Charge

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is an employer defense to a disparate impact charge?

• A) The employer did not intend to discriminate.
• B) The employment practice is job-related and consistent with business practice.
• C) The disparate impact was not the result of extreme recklessness or gross negligence on the part of the employer.
• D) The practice is widespread and accepted in the industry.

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Definitions:

Lucas Reagent

A solution of zinc chloride in concentrated hydrochloric acid used to classify alcohols of low molecular weight.

Trans-4-methylcyclohexanol

A chemical compound featuring a cyclohexane ring with a methyl group and an alcohol group in a trans configuration.

80th Percentile

A value below which 80 percent of the data in a data set falls, indicating the upper 20% of values.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by summing all numbers in the set and then dividing by the count of numbers.