Machine Corporation requires its employees to have a high school diploma because it can demonstrate that there is a definite connection between a high school education and job performance. In a suit against Machine Corporation under Title VII, this requirement is shown to have a discriminatory effect. The employer has

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The employer can use a business necessity defense if it can prove that the high school diploma requirement is job-related and consistent with business necessity, even if it has a discriminatory effect.

Machine Corporation Requires Its Employees to Have a High School