John Randolph Hooper v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• recognizing that the BFOQ was meant to be an extremely narrow exception to the general prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex
• recognizing that the BFOQ was meant to be an extremely narrow exception to the general prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex
• holding that defendant-employer failed to show business necessity, and that therefore, plaintiffs properly prevailed in disparate-impact Title VII case
• holding that the unique atmosphere of the Alabama state prisons justified a prohibition on female guards that might not have been justified elsewhere
• holding that the unique atmosphere of the Alabama state prisons justified a prohibition on female guards that might not have been justified elsewhere
• holding that an employer satisfied this requirement by showing that the challenged practice measured a characteristic “essential to effective job performance”

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