In which Supreme Court decision involving an invalidated employment test for firemen did the Court state: "once the process has been established and employers have made clear their selection criteria, they may not then invalidate the test results, thus upsetting an employee's legitimate expectation not to be judged on the basis of race."?

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In Ricci v. DeStafano (2009), the Supreme Court ruled that employers cannot invalidate the results of a job-related test based on race or ethnicity, as this would violate the rights of those who performed well on the test and had a legitimate expectation of being considered for promotion or advancement. In this case, the Court found that the city of New Haven, Connecticut had violated the Civil Rights Act by disregarding the results of a written and oral exam for firefighters, which had resulted in a racially disproportionate outcome.

In Which Supreme Court Decision Involving an Invalidated Employment Test