“No one should be treated as guilty of racial discrimination without any evidence they intended to discriminate. Yet, for years, the federal government publicly branded American businesses as racist, and drowned them in legal costs, by accusing them of “disparate impact.” The”
“Our Constitution is colorblind. It treats all citizens as individuals, not as members of a group defined by immutable characteristics. Today, the FTC took an important step toward preserving that constitutional ideal and ensuring that individual merit, not one’s identity, will”
Ferguson announces FTC categorically disavows disparate-impact discrimination claims, requiring evidence of intentional discrimination not just outcome differences
“The FTC has no legal authority to impose disparate-impact liability. Today, we released a policy statement categorically disavowing discrimination claims based on a difference of outcomes rather than evidence of intentional discrimination. https://t.co/ViBAe6kJaR”