Suppose a shipping company required all applicants to lift fifty pound boxes on and off a truck for an hour to test their strength and endurance and suppose that resulted in 50 out of 100 black applicants being hired and 10 out of 100 white applicants being hired. If this test measured the performance required on the job then this would be an example of

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This is an example of adverse impact discrimination as the test requirements disproportionately affect one group (in this case, black applicants) more than another group (white applicants) even though the test may measure the performance required on the job. This could indicate underlying bias or a lack of consideration for alternate ways of measuring strength and endurance that may not disproportionately affect one group.

Suppose a Shipping Company Required All Applicants to Lift Fifty