The Civil Rights Act of 1991: Affirmative Action, Disparate Impact, and Employment Quotas?

Abstract

The object of this paper is to examine the prospective impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with regard to the evidentiary burdens under the disparate impact theory. The focus shall be on employment and the often-repeated fear that the Act will result in the adoption by employers of voluntary quotas in order to avoid the expensive and time-consuming tasks of litigation and employment criteria validation. This examination will require a long look at the concept of Affirmative Action, which is the genus of most discrimination legislation, examining its history, purpose, social use and the development of the case law involved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239617

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  • Telin W. Ozier

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  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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