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 a employee's legitimate expectation not to be judged on the basis of race."

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The quote is referencing the Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, which involved the city of New Haven, Connecticut invalidating the results of a promotional exam for firefighters because no African Americans scored high enough to be promoted. The court ruled that this action violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as the city had not shown a strong basis in evidence of discriminatory impact or intent. The court specifically stated that employers cannot invalidate test results simply to avoid potential disparate impact claims, as this would discriminate against employees who legitimately earned their promotions.

In Which Supreme Court Decision Involving an Invalidated Employment Test