WCL Hosts Conference on Impact of Ricci v. DeStefano Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 – American University Washington College of Law (WCL) will host a panel discussion titled “The Future of Title VII Disparate Impact Litigation.” The conference is sponsored by the Program on Law and Government at WCL.
The discussion will focus on the effect of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ricci v DeStefano, which curtailed the ability of employers to take voluntary steps to comply with the disparate impact standard of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Disparate impact litigation has been the principal vehicle for opening opportunity for minorities and women in our police and fire departments over the past 40 years. By broadening the talent pool, ensuring that selection methods pick the best people for the jobs, and producing departments that look more like the communities they serve, disparate impact litigation has contributed enormously to the public safety and fairness of our society.
This panel will explore the impact of Ricci on employers and employees, as well as its broader implications for race‐conscious decision making.
When: October 28, 2009
12 – 2 P.M.
Where: American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, Room 603
List of Panelists:
Stuart Ishimaru, the Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will introduce the panel
discussion.
Jocelyn Samuels, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice;
Joseph Sellers, Cohen and Milstein;
Grace Speights, Morgan Lewis;
Keith Pyburn, Fischer and Phillips
Irv Goldstein, Ph.D., Industrial Organization Psychologist, University of Maryland.
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