President Trump and his Department of Justice just finalized a major change in federal Civil Rights law. The change involves doing away with “disparate impact” liability under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Most lawyers only have a vague notion of what “disparate impact liability” is, so do not beat yourself up if you are unfamiliar with it. I break it down in this article. The important takeaway is American employers receiving federal funding will now be able to improve the quality of their workforce without being sued for unlawful discrimination under the Civil Rights Act.
