The decision in the case of Griggs v.Duke Power Co.
A)required businesses to hire at least the same percentage of minority group members as there were in the community.
B)was the first to deal with employment discrimination against minority workers.
C)approved of the procedure of race-norming in setting testing standards for employment.
D)required businesses to show that applicants' requirements (such as test scores) had to be a business necessity.

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The decision in Griggs v. Duke Power Co. required businesses to show that their employment requirements, such as test scores or educational credentials, were a business necessity and directly related to the job being filled. This decision rejected the use of arbitrary requirements that disproportionately excluded minority groups from employment opportunities. This decision did not require businesses to hire a certain percentage of minority workers or approve the use of race-norming in employment testing.

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