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Disparate impact, also called adverse impact, judicial theory developed in the United States that allows challenges to employment or educational practices that are nondiscriminatory on their face but have a disproportionately negative effect on members of legally protected groups.
Disparate impact in the law of the United States refers to practices in employment, housing, and other areas that adversely affect one group of people of a protected characteristic more than another, even though rules applied by employers or landlords are formally neutral.
Disparate impact is a legal doctrine which declares that a policy can be considered discriminatory if it “adversely impacts” a group based on that group’s traits, such as its race, color, religion, or sex. This is especially true when there is no legitimate need for such a policy.
The Supreme Court has, therefore, recognized that disparate impact liability under various civil rights laws, “permits plaintiffs to counteract unconscious prejudices and disguised animus that escape easy classification as disparate treatment.”. Id. at 2522.
Disparate impact discrimination refers to policies (often employment policies) that have an unintentional and adverse effect on members of a protected class. It is a legal theory derived from Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Disparate impact is a way to prove employment discrimination based on the effect of an employment policy or practice rather than the intent behind it.
Disparate impact focuses on the consequences of policies rather than the intent behind them. While intentional discrimination addresses direct actions aimed at specific groups, disparate impact highlights how seemingly neutral policies can lead to unequal outcomes for certain demographics.
The rule does two things: It makes the existing regulation consistent with the Supreme Court's holding that the defense to an ADEA disparate impact claim is RFOA, and not business necessity; and. It explains the meaning of the RFOA defense to employees, employers, and those who enforce and implement the ADEA. 4.
Disparate impact (also “adverse impact”) commonly refers to unintentional discriminatory practice, whereas disparate treatment (also “adverse treatment”) refers to intentional discriminatory practice. A disparate impact policy or rule is one that seems neutral but has a negative impact on a specific protected class of persons.
Disparate impact refers to a legal doctrine used in discrimination cases, indicating that a policy or practice may be discriminatory if it disproportionately affects a particular group, even if there is no intent to discriminate.