The Future of Disparate Impact in Britain and the United States

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  • Title: The Future of Disparate Impact in Britain and the United States: Shoot the Wards Cove Quota Myth and Recognize Plantation Economy Cases
  • Author(s): Michael Connolly
  • Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
  • Collection: Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations
  • Journal Title: The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review
  • Keywords: Disparate Impact/Indirect Discrimination, Plantation Economies, Quota Fear, Subjective Hiring Practices, New Definitions of Disparate Impact, Wards Cove v Atonio, Griggs v Duke Power, Perera v Civil Service Commission
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1
  • Date: February 02, 2006
  • ISSN: 1447-9532 (Print)
  • ISSN: 1447-9583 (Online)
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/CGP/v04/39582
  • Citation: Connolly, Michael. 2006. "The Future of Disparate Impact in Britain and the United States: Shoot the Wards Cove Quota Myth and Recognize Plantation Economy Cases." The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review 4 (1): 0-0. doi:10.18848/1447-9532/CGP/v04/39582.

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Abstract

A comparison between UK and US law on the potential of disparate impact law, including subjective hiring practices and whether recognising some cases could lead to quotas.