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 situation described is an example of disparate impact, where a seemingly neutral test or practice results in a disproportionately negative impact on a protected group (in this case, Caucasian job candidates). This type of discrimination is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Disparate treatment (choice A) involves intentionally treating individuals differently based on their protected characteristics, and illegal discrimination (choice D) encompasses both disparate treatment and disparate impact. Divergent impact (choice B) is not a recognized legal term in the context of employment discrimination.

When Hiring Clerks for the Mail Room,the Acme Global Corporation