Legal Opinion
Connecticut v. Teal
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1982No. 80-2147PublishedCited by 654 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
We consider here whether an employer sued for violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 may assert a “bottom-line” theory of defense. Under that theory, as asserted in this case, an employer’s acts of racial discrimination in promotions — effected by an examination having disparate impact — would not render the employer liable for the racial discrimination suffered by employees barred from promotion if the “bottom-line” result of the promotional process was an appropriate racial balance. We hold that the “bottom line” does not preclude respondent employees from establishing a…
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