7th Circuit Upholds Firefighter Test Despite Disparate Impact On Women

(February 7, 2024, 8:57 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A firefighter applicant who showed that a Wisconsin city fire department’s physical abilities test had a prima facie disparate impact on women failed to show violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the test “was job-related and served the city’s legitimate needs,” a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming a trial court’s ruling in the city’s favor....