Question

Homer, a member of a protected class, applies for a job with Origami Paper Products Corporation, but fails the company’s employment test and is not hired. Homer believes that the test has an unintentionally discriminatory effect. If so, this is:

Answer 1

Answer: This is an example of DISPARATE-IMPACT DISCRIMINATION.

Explanation: Disparate-impact discrimination can be defined as a discrimination that occurs without the intentions of the entity to discriminate. It can be said to be unintentional discrimination. This discrimination occurs when policies, practices, rules or other systems that appear to be neutral result in a disproportionate impact. Like Homer, rightly believed, "an unintentionally discriminatory effect" the test was a way to discriminate between individuals that have a particular knowledge or set skill Origami Paper Products Corporation requires.