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Everything has a disparate impact, so now everything is illegal.
by Ferrotin 4y ago
Everything has a disparate impact, so now everything is illegal.
- pc86 4y agoMight I suggest: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%20art https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%20art
- Ferrotin 4y agoNo, you’re wrong here, it’s not a term of art.
- pc86 4y agoIt sure looks like it is. > Disparate impact in United States labor law refers to ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact
- Ferrotin 4y agoYour link is evidence for my side. It uses the plain definition. The plain meaning of the words.
- pc86 4y agoMy point is that by the plain meaning of words you're right, disparate impact means any two groups impacted differently, regardless of anything else. In law, it means that an employment, housing, etc. policy has a disproportionately adverse impact on members of a protected class compared to non-members of that same class. It's much more specific and narrowly defined.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoThat is in fact not more narrow; Ferrotin's original claim that "everything has a disparate impact" is correct with "disparate impact" so defined.
- kelseyfrog 4y agoIf you ever intent to study law, become involved in a situation dealing with disparate impact, or are at the receiving end of disparate impact, knowing the legal definition may be helpful too. The DoJ spells[1] out the legal definition of disparate impact as so: ELEMENTS TO ESTABLISH ADVERSE DISPARATE IMPACT UNDER TITLE VI Identify the specific policy or practice at issue; see Section C.3.a. Establish adversity/harm; see Section C.3.b. Establish disparity; see Section C.3.c. Establish causation; see Section C.3.d. 1. https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/T6Manual7#D https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/T6Manual7#D