A Minnesota trucking company has agreed to pay $500,000 as part of a settlement in a sex discrimination lawsuit after it used strength tests that screened out qualified women drivers.
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Seyfarth Synopsis: In
EEOC v.
Schuster Co., No. 13-CV-4063, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79815
(N.D. Iowa Apr. 13, 2021), the EEOC alleged that Defendant s
use of a strength test had disparate impact on female job
applicants for driving positions. After both parties moved for
summary judgment, the Court denied both motions, holding that the 4/5 Rule relied upon by Defendant served as a general
benchmark as opposed to a dispositive measuring stick, and material
issues of fact remained as to the business necessity of the
test.
This ruling is instructive for employers facing EEOC-initiated
litigation involving disparate impact allegations, and demonstrates
how both Courts and the Commission may interpret statistical
Seyfarth Synopsis: In
EEOC v. Schuster Co., No. 13-CV-4063, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79815 (N.D. Iowa Apr. 13, 2021), the EEOC alleged that Defendant’s use of a strength test had disparate impact on female job applicants for driving positions. After both parties moved for summary judgment, the Court
denied both motions, holding that the “4/5 Rule” relied upon by Defendant served as a general benchmark as opposed to a dispositive measuring stick, and material issues of fact remained as to the business necessity of the test.
This ruling is instructive for employers facing EEOC-initiated litigation involving disparate impact allegations, and demonstrates how both Courts and the Commission may interpret statistical defenses stemming from expert reports and testimony.
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Trucking Co. Can t Put Brakes On EEOC Hiring Bias Suit
Law360 (April 14, 2021, 3:43 PM EDT) An Iowa-based trucking company can t escape a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a strength test used in the company s hiring process boxes out female driver applicants, finding the EEOC s case was strong enough to head to trial.
In an order filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Linda R. Reade refused to award summary judgment to Schuster Co. on the federal workplace bias watchdog s claims that the test had an unlawful disproportionate impact on women.
Judge Reade denied a partial summary judgment bid by the EEOC to wrap up the proposed class action in its favor, finding that there were still.