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My 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
by pc86 5y ago
My 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 5y agoThat is in fact not more narrow; Ferrotin's original claim that "everything has a disparate impact" is correct with "disparate impact" so defined.