Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Mdwid, 17 F.4th 950 (2021)

Citation: Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Mdwid, 17 F.4th 950 (2021)
Parent Document: Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Mdwid, 17 F.4th 950 (2021)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2021-11-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5296996/southwest-fair-housing-council-v-mdwid/ ↗

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disparities.” Id. at 656 (quoting Watson v. Fort Worth Bank
& Tr., 487 U.S. 977, 994 (1988)). Then, plaintiffs had to
“demonstrate that the disparity they complain of is the result
of one or more of the [defendant’s] practices that they are
attacking . . . , specifically showing that each challenged
practice has a significantly disparate impact . . . . To hold
otherwise would result in employers being potentially liable
for ‘the myriad of innocent causes that may lead to statistical
imbalances in the composition of their work forces.’” Id.
at 657 (quoting Watson, 487 U.S. at 992).

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