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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dial Corp.
N.D. Ill.August 14, 2001No. CIV. A. 99 C 3356Cited 24 times
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Urbom
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- 7th Circuit appeal; EEOC prevailed on disparate impact claim
- State
- Illinois
- Circuit
- 7th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
EEOC prevailed in establishing that Dial Corp's use of strength tests disproportionately excluded women applicants for meat processing positions in violation of Title VII, despite the employer's business necessity defense.
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