What is disparate treatment under Title VII?
Disparate treatment is one kind of unlawful discrimination in US labor law. In the United States, it means unequal behavior toward someone because of a protected characteristic (e.g. race or gender) under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act.
What is a valid employer defense to a disparate impact charge?
In a disparate impact case, proof that the employer did not intend to discriminate is a complete defense. Criteria used to make employment decisions that have a disparate impact on women, such as height requirements, must be job-related.
What legal standard is applied to determine whether a law violates the equal protection clause?
strict scrutiny standard
What two tests does the Supreme Court use when deciding equal protection cases?
When deciding equal protection cases, courts often apply standards known as the rational basis and strict scrutiny tests.
What are the two components of constitutionally protected due process?
In the U.S. Constitution, the phrase “due process” appears twice: in the Fifth Amendment and in the Fourteenth Amendment. Both Amendments guarantee due process when someone is denied “life, liberty, or property.”
How does the 14th Amendment solve the apportionment problem?
Apportionment. Section Two of the Fourteenth Amendment deals with apportionment of representatives from the southern states. This clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was drafted to encourage Southern states to grant blacks the right to vote without forcing them to do so. Congress did not really try to enforce the clause …
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the 14th Amendment?
The Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment operates with respect to the civil rights associated with both state and national citizenship. It requires that whatever those rights are, all citizens shall have them alike.