Question

U.S. case that set the standard for determining whether discrimination based on disparate impact exists.

a) Faragher v. City Boca Raton
b) Griggs v. Duke Power
c) Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
d) Smith v. City of Jackson

Answer 1

The case Griggs v. Duke Power Co is the landmark U.S. case that established the standard for determining when discrimination based on disparate impact exists, relevant under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Step-by-step explanation:

The U.S. case that set the standard for determining whether discrimination based on disparate impact exists is Griggs v. Duke Power Co. This landmark case established that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, job requirements, such as educational stipulations, that disproportionately affect one racial group over another are illegal if they are not directly related to job performance.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received over 94,000 charges of employment discrimination in 2013, with many of these charges involving multiple forms of discrimination, including retaliation, which is itself illegal. However, only a small fraction of these claims are filed as suits in federal court.