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ERIC Number: EJ393269
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
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Litigating Personnel Measurement Policy.
Sharf, James C.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v33 n3 p235-71 Dec 1988
Reviews history and application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to argue that adverse impact definition of test discrimination embodied in unanimous 1971 Supreme Court decision in Griggs versus Duke Power Company and its progeny is the product of successful advocacy of unelected bureaucrats rather than a product of public deliberation. (NB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Definitions, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Legal Problems, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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