BCG to speak at National ILG in Atlanta re: Ricci v. DeStefano testing case

United States Supreme Court is Set to Rule on the Biggest Testing Case Since Griggs v. Duke Power

On April 22, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court (“USSC”) heard the oral arguments offered by each side in the Ricci v. DeStefano testing case. In this case, 18 candidates (17 Whites and 1 Hispanic), who successfully passed two exams for promotion to Lieutenant and Captain positions, are suing the City of New Haven, Connecticut for refusing to certify the exams and make the promotions because the tests had adverse impact (whites scored higher than African-Americans) and were not justifiably valid. The plaintiffs argued that their rights under Title VII and the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause were violated. This summer, we expect the USSC to rule on this very important matter. Dr. Biddle attended the oral arguments at the USSC and will discuss the court’s ruling as well as the implications for federal contractors.

The session will be at 2:30pm on July 29th (Concurrent Session #4).