Labor/Employment
May 14, 2005
Supreme Court's Ruling in 'Smith' Expands Federal Age Bias Law
Employment Column - By Richard S. Rosenberg and John J. Manier - In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e, et seq., prohibits employment practices or policies that have a "disparate impact" based on race, sex or other unlawful factors, even absent evidence of discriminatory intent. Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971).
By Richard S. Rosenberg and John J. Manier
In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e, et seq., prohibits employme...
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