July 13, 2026|Press
“What’s being alleged is disparate impact, meaning that it’s a neutral policy on its face, but it still results in an adverse impact on a protected group…”
“On its face, [not hiring someone with a large employment gap] is a neutral policy, but what ends up happening is you may also have screened out people who had cancer or took time to take care of a family member,” Hinckley said. “You end up screening out people that have abilities that have precluded them from being in the workforce.”
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