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 male applicants to be hired and 10 out of 100 female applicants to be hired. If this test measured the performance required on the job then this would be an example of

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This scenario describes adverse impact discrimination because although the test measures the performance required on the job, it has a greater negative impact on one group (females) than another (males). The fact that a significantly lower percentage of female applicants were hired suggests that the test may be biased against women.

Suppose a Shipping Company Required All Applicants to Lift Fifty