Ricci v. DeStefano — Historical selection precedent / promotion exams
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The court held that discarding firefighters’ promotion-test results based on race violated Title VII absent the required strong basis in evidence of disparate-impact liability. This is a historical promotion-testing case, not an AI hiring case.
2009-06-29: The court held that discarding firefighters’ promotion-test results based on race violated Title VII absent the required strong basis in evidence of disparate-impact liability. This is a historical promotion-testing case, not an AI hiring case.
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The court held that discarding firefighters’ promotion-test results based on race violated Title VII absent the required strong basis in evidence of disparate-impact liability. This is a historical promotion-testing case, not an AI hiring case.
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Historical selection precedent / promotion exams. The court held that discarding firefighters’ promotion-test results based on race violated Title VII absent the required strong basis in evidence of disparate-impact liability. This is a historical promotion-testing case, not an AI hiring case.
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