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What is the scope of this geographically? Does disparate impact apply locally, or is it generalized nationally first? If the discrimination took place somewher

by basch 6y ago

What is the scope of this geographically? Does disparate impact apply locally, or is it generalized nationally first? If the discrimination took place somewhere like Palm Springs, in a place where half the population is LGBTQ, could they get away with it?

bhupy 6y ago
The scope of the law is probably commensurate the scope of the employment policy in question — i.e. for a nationwide company, the scope might be applied nationally. For a local mom-and-pop shop, it might apply locally. All that being said, I'm pretty sure there is no locality on the planet where half the population is LGBTQ (not sure where you found that Palm Springs claim). As of 2015, the metropolitan area with the highest rate of LGBTQ residents was San Francisco, at 6.2% [1]. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-wi...
- basch 6y ago
  Yeah I dont believe it, its a platitude thats been repeated, BUT, 10.7% of households identify as same sex in the census. http://web.archive.org/web/20181205015304/https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Census2010Snapshot_California_v2.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20181205015304/https://williamsin...
  - bhupy 6y ago
    Yes, and also worth mentioning that this ruling really only impacts a subset of states. There already exists state laws that explicitly outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual preference / gender identity, California being one of them [1]. Per the map, this ruling really only affects a subset of states where the disparate impact of your hypothetical law would be pretty clear cut, regardless of scope. [1] https://i.imgur.com/7QBYkvp.png https://i.imgur.com/7QBYkvp.png
  - JamesBarney 6y ago
    I think you misread that pdf. The highest % of same sex couple is in San Francisco at 3%.

by basch 6y ago

bhupy 6y ago

The scope of the law is probably commensurate the scope of the employment policy in question — i.e. for a nationwide company, the scope might be applied nationally. For a local mom-and-pop shop, it might apply locally. All that being said, I'm pretty sure there is no locality on the planet where half the population is LGBTQ (not sure where you found that Palm Springs claim). As of 2015, the metropolitan area with the highest rate of LGBTQ residents was San Francisco, at 6.2% [1]. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-wi...

basch 6y ago
Yeah I dont believe it, its a platitude thats been repeated, BUT, 10.7% of households identify as same sex in the census. http://web.archive.org/web/20181205015304/https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Census2010Snapshot_California_v2.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20181205015304/https://williamsin...
- bhupy 6y ago
  Yes, and also worth mentioning that this ruling really only impacts a subset of states. There already exists state laws that explicitly outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual preference / gender identity, California being one of them [1]. Per the map, this ruling really only affects a subset of states where the disparate impact of your hypothetical law would be pretty clear cut, regardless of scope. [1] https://i.imgur.com/7QBYkvp.png https://i.imgur.com/7QBYkvp.png
- JamesBarney 6y ago
  I think you misread that pdf. The highest % of same sex couple is in San Francisco at 3%.