Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
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Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the standards for proving disparate impact discrimination in employment practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Title VII case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ employment discrimination case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employment promotion decisions
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subjective evaluation procedures in employment ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | disparate impact doctrine ⓘ |
| citation | 487 U.S. 977 ⓘ |
| clarified |
application of disparate impact analysis to subjective promotion and hiring criteria
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standards for proving disparate impact under Title VII ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1988-03-22 ⓘ |
| field |
United States civil rights law
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United States constitutional law ⓘ United States labor law ⓘ |
| holding |
once a prima facie case of disparate impact is established, the employer has the burden of producing evidence of business justification
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plaintiffs alleging disparate impact must identify the specific employment practice being challenged ⓘ plaintiffs must offer statistical evidence showing that the challenged practice caused a significant disparate impact on a protected group ⓘ subjective or discretionary employment practices may be analyzed under a disparate impact theory ⓘ the ultimate burden of persuasion remains with the plaintiff ⓘ |
| issue |
burden of proof in disparate impact cases
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disparate impact discrimination ⓘ subjective or discretionary employment practices ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalEffect |
influenced later interpretation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
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made clear that subjective employment practices are not immune from disparate impact analysis ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
civil rights law
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employment discrimination law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ |
| page | 977 ⓘ |
| party |
Fort Worth Bank & Trust
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Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
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Title VII disparate impact jurisprudence ⓘ Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Fort Worth Bank & Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volume | 487 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1988 ⓘ |
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