How Does the Text Define the Concept of Disparate Impact

How does the text define the concept of disparate impact?

A) Members of a protected class rarely make it through all the job-screening filters of an organization.
B) Members of a protected class never make it through all the job-screening filters of an organization.
C) The activities of a company consistently harm a protected class in a specific geographic region.
D) A company's hiring practices may be discriminatory with respect to a protected class but are too minor to violate the Civil Rights Act.