As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with certain precedent-setting cases related to equal employment opportunity. This case focused on the requirement for employees seeking internal transfer or promotions to possess a high school education and certain scores on aptitude tests. The court found under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that the test could disparately impact ethnic minority groups. Which case is referenced?

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The case of Griggs versus Duke Power is a landmark decision where the Supreme Court held that employment practices must be related to job performance and that requirements like a high school diploma or certain test scores could not be used if they disproportionately affected minority groups and were not shown to be job-related.

As a Senior HR Professional, You Should Be Familiar with Certain