· 7/31/1970
Gregory v. Litton Systems, Inc.
Citations
- 316 F. Supp. 401
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- the court cited national arrest statistics showing that blacks suffered a disproportionately high percentage of arrests
- the court cited national arrest statistics showing that blacks suffered a disproportion ately high percentage of arrests
- “no hire” policy for sheet metal mechanic arrested but not convicted not justified by business necessity
- arrest records cannot be used as absolute bar, but employer may consider individual arrest records if it can show enough job relatedness
- criminal arrest screen \has the foreseeable effect of denying black applicants an equal opportunity for employment\
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Judges: Irving Hill
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