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Peer reviewedSherwood, O. Peter – Society, 1990
Examines the sources of legal policy challenged by critics of the Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery report. Indicates solid legal precedent for "burden shifting" to the employer when employment practice adversely affects a protected class. Finds that critics attack what is simply a description of established social policy.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Download full textTesfagiorgis, Gebre H. – 1991
This paper examines the use of statistical evidence, specifically regression analysis, in employment discrimination cases on college and university cases. Sections of the paper provide the following: (1) a description of regression analysis focusing on the specific features that make it appropriate for use in discrimination lawsuits; (2) a review…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Employees, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
