Response to the following:
Problem 1: An organization hired 50 non-minority management trainees, and their selection rate among qualified non-minority candidates was 25%.
Questions
1. If 30 minorities apply, how many minorities should be hired to avoid an adverse impact claim?
2. What federal statute governs this issue?
Problem 2: An organization received 100 employment applications from Caucasians for a position and found that 50 of them were qualified. Another 60 applications were received from Hispanics, of which 20 were qualified, and 30 applications from African-Americans, of which 10 were qualified. After interviewing the majority of the qualified candidates from all classes, 40 Caucasians, 16 Hispanics and 6 African-Americans were hired.
Questions:
1. Does adverse impact exist against any of the protected classes in this group? If so, who, and by how much?
2. If adverse impact exists, does that make a prima facie case for discrimination? What must be done if does exist?
Response should be 2 pgs double spaced.