By: Ted Hayes
The category is – recent Supreme Court cases:
Answer: the defendant claimed that the plaintiff filed for redress too late. Question: “What is Ledbetter?”
Answer: the defendant claimed that the test was professionally developed and job-related even if its use resulted in adverse impact. Question: “What is Ricci?”
Answer: the defendant acknowledged that its selection test cut-score and banding practice were “unlawful” and “statistically meaningless,” and that minority applicants were “deprived…of their employment opportunities,” but the defendant nevertheless proclaimed its innocence because minority plaintiffs had filed for redress too late. Question: “No, really?”
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