Focus (Forum & Focus)
Apr. 22, 2009
Putting Workplace Exams to the Test
The Supreme Court will determine if racial discrimination was at work in an employment test, writes Cyntha O'Neill.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Cynthia O'Neill A recent New York Times article focuses on the racial angle in an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case about a civil service test. A firefighter who studied up to 13 hours a day earned the sixth-place ranking among 77 candidates. His hopes for promotion were dashed, however, after the Civil Service Board of New Haven, Conn., split 2-2 on whether to certify the test results. The pass rate for one racial group was only on...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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