Machine Corporation requires its employees to have a high school diploma, claiming a definite connection between a high school edu-ca-tion and job performance.In a suit against Machine Corporation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, this requirement is shown to have a discriminatory effect.The employer has

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The employer may use a business necessity defense to justify the high school diploma requirement if it can show that the requirement is necessary for the safe and efficient performance of the job. However, the burden of proof is on the employer to demonstrate that there is a genuine need for the high school diploma in job performance and that there is no alternative qualification that would serve the same purpose without having a discriminatory effect.

Machine Corporation Requires Its Employees to Have a High School