DISPARATE IMPACT
INTRODUCTION
"Employment for Buckhead residents is now available!" On the surface this could appear to be a harmless invitation for a certain area to capitalize on employment. Nevertheless, even the most naïve "simple-mind" would recognize that something is a little strange with this statement. For one thing, for you to live in Buckhead is synonymous with having a certain level of lifestyle and financial substance. Secondly, the racial demographics of this "ritzy" area are primarily of one particular ethnicity. So, to advertise for residents from this community, is to masquerade a request for that race. With this principle disparate impact is discovered. This discriminatory employment term attempts to expose an enemy far worse than just bigotry. It reveals a greater criminal, which goes unchallenged continuously, "silent prejudice". For instance the "south" is known for its discriminating roots?just say CONFEDERATE. On the other hand, the land of the free is not as good as supposed. For its bigotry, lies deeply embedded and concealed. Unfortunately, it is just covered up ?but "the knife is still under the coat"! Disparate impact is found when an unbiased policy masks an invisible barrier against a protected class.
To further illustrate the thesis the case Ward's Cove Packing Co., Inc. v. Antonio will be used. Within the Petitioners' Alaskan Salmon Canneries, there are two general types of jobs; (1) Unskilled "cannery jobs" on the cannery lines, which are filled predominantly by nonwhite employees; and (2) "Noncannery jobs" the majority of which are classified as skilled positions and filled predominantly with white employees. Also noted, are noncannery jobs paying a higher salary to employees than "cannery jobs." Nonwhite Cannery e ...