When hiring clerks for the mail room, the Acme Global Corporation required applicants to take a sorting ability test.The test screened out many more Caucasian job candidates than it did African-American job candidates.The test appears to cause ___________.

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The scenario describes a type of employment discrimination called "disparate impact," where a seemingly neutral job requirement (the sorting ability test) has a disproportionate negative impact on a particular group (Caucasian job candidates). This is different from "disparate treatment" (choice A), where an employer intentionally treats individuals differently based on their race. "Divergent impact" (choice B) is not a common term used in the context of employment discrimination. "Illegal discrimination" (choice D) is an umbrella term that could refer to any form of discriminatory behavior that violates anti-discrimination laws.

When Hiring Clerks for the Mail Room, the Acme Global