Emmanuel & Petersen LLP is a law firm that specializes in litigation.The firm is looking for a qualified person to fill the secretary position.A criterion for selection is that the person should be able to type at least 65 words a minute.If a group of male applicants challenges this policy as being discriminatory against generally slower-typing males,the company could defend the typing-speed requirement as a:

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Emmanuel & Petersen LLP could defend the typing-speed requirement as a business necessity. In a disparate impact claim, the employer can use the defense that the challenged policy, neutral on its face, that has a disparate impact on a group protected by law is actually job related and consistent with business necessity.

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