Definitions for disparate impact
dis·parate im·pact

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1. Disparate impact

   In United States employment law, the doctrine of disparate impact holds that employment practices may be considered discriminatory and illegal if they have a disproportionate "adverse impact" on members of a minority group. Under the doctrine, a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act may be proven by showing that an employment practice or policy has a disproportionately adverse effect on members of the protected class as compared with non-members of the protected class. The doctrine entails that "A facially neutral employment practice is one that does not appear to be discriminatory on its face; rather it is one that is discriminatory in its application or effect." Where a disparate impact is shown, the plaintiff can prevail without the necessity of showing intentional discrimination unless the defendant employer demonstrates that the practice or policy in question has a demonstrable relationship to the requirements of the job in question. This is the so-called "business necessity" defense. Disparate impact contrasts with disparate treatment. A disparate impact is unintentional, whereas a disparate treatment is an intentional decision to treat people differently based on their race or other protected characteristics.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disparate impact in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disparate impact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of disparate impact in a Sentence

1. Kristen Clarke:

   The banking and insurance industries have set their sights on attacking the disparate impact standard.

2. Michele Hunter:

   Meat-eaters are not a protected class under constitutional law, so they would not be able to raise a discrimination claim unless they could link to ‘ disparate impact, ’ meaning that landlords say they’re screening out meat-eaters but it’s actually a pretext for screening out people of color or a particular gender.

3. Adam Kent:

   While we are glad that Encore Global has acknowledged its error in denying my client's employment due to his hairstyle, we have yet to receive a formal apology, or a commitment to changing the grooming policy that has had a disparate impact on African-Americans, i intend to engage with Encore further to determine if they will fulfill all the requests we have made in our lawsuit.

4. Gary Bledsoe:

   People who exercise their constitutional right to not participate in a racist song, and are therefore denied an opportunity to play in a special band, that's just going to be an issue that's going to have a disparate impact on African-American band members, it’s like telling folks you have to engage in a racist activity and if you don’t, you can’t be in the band.

5. Lisa Cylar Barrett:

   Just the very fact that the coronavirus is having a disparate impact on black communities is a result of the structural inequality we see in this country.

References

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   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=disparate impact