Tests for Applicants—Are They Legal?

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Overview: The case study describes Southeastern PA Transport Authority (SEPTA) (3rd Circuit, 10/15/02), should draw your attention to tests you might give to applicants: for example, strength tests, typing tests, dexterity tests, skill tests, even shorthand tests. Almost all employers give some sort of employment test to applicants or have at one time or another. And generally they don't ask themselves the question: Does this have a disparate (different) effect on one group of applicants, and what if it does?

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Format: HTML | Size: 40KB | Date: Nov 2002 | Pages: 1

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