If an employer adopted a minimum height and weight requirement on police officers, that would work a disparate impact based on sex. If the employer says that all police officers must be at least five-feet, five-inches tall and weigh at least 140 pounds, more women than men would be excluded. Such a policy would work a disparate impact upon female workers and could constitute unlawful sex discrimination even if the discrimination was not based upon bad intent.

• What are the two main types or theories of discrimination?
• Does Title VII apply to just intentional discrimination?
• Which states prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation for public employees only?
• What states have laws that prohibit discrimination against employees (public and private) because of sexual orientation?
• Since Title VII does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation does that mean these employees have no protection?
• TitleVII protects individuals based on their gender, but does it protect people because of their sexual orientation?
• Does Title VII protect individuals of all races?
• What types of discrimination does Title VII prohibit?
• Does Title VII apply to all employees?
• What is Title VII?
• Does my state also have anti discrimination laws that protect me as an employee?
• What are some of the major anti discrimination laws at the federal level?
• Can employers really discriminate against employees for any reason?
• What state passed a law that repealed the employment at will doctrine?
• What are some of the most common types of public policy exceptions to the employment at will doctrine?
• How does a court determine a public policy exception to the at will doctrine?
• How did the employment at will doctrine originate in the United States?
• Can the employee handbook that an employer hands out to you constitute a valid contract that binds the employer?
• What broad categories of workers are not subject to the employment at will doctrine?
• What legal doctrine still provides the baseline rule that employees have little protection in the employment relationship in the United States?