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· 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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