37:575:315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Duke Energy, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Disparate Impact

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
• Course: 37:575:315
• Professor: James Cooney

Document Summary

Al [ & others] ) -v- duke power (us) Facially-neutral policy/practice of : hs diploma/2 iq tests, 2. Disparate impact on protected class (african american workers) Statistics: whether the policy/practice is truly job related (business necessity, want employees to be educated, no violation of title vii. V- : facts, procedure, teacher (public school, school district (use bond issue if approved to raise money for schools) 1961- voters said no then revote said yes. 1964- voters said no then revote said no (pickering involved: superintendent/teachers union, wrote letters to newspaper to vote yes, wrote to newspaper to vote no. 5th amendment: right to due process: notice of charges & hearing to explain your side, terminates , gave administrative hearing, wins, state court agreed with ruling . Illinois supreme court agreed with : whether termination of violated his first amendment rights, appealed to us supreme court.