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One of the most important concepts to understand when dealing with the EEOC’s guidelines for Title VII compliance is the difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact. It is not only important to understand the difference between these two concepts, but also to understand the different factors the EEOC uses when assessing a possible disparate treatment or disparate impact violation. Disparate treatment is a straight-forward, fairly obvious concept: specific trea

In our last post in the EEOC series, we talked in detail about the definitions of and distinctions between disparate treatment and disparate impact. In this blog post, we will discuss how to identify disparate impact practices that can be hiding in your workplace policies and how to eliminate them. Just to review, disparate treatment refers to specific treatment of an individual based on or in any way affected by his or her race or national origin that is different from treat