Monday, July 2nd, 2007...7:32 am
Impact of Parents Involved Opinion on Employment Diversity Programs
The U. S. Supreme Court’s opinion last Thursday in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, 2007 WL 1836531 (June 28, 2007), may substantially limit employer diversity programs. According to an analysis by Eric Dreiband in SCOTUSblog,
After Thursday’s decision, it seems clear that in the absence of a “manifest imbalance,” an employer will expose itself to Title VII liability if it uses a diversity plan that seeks a “racially balanced” workforce by explicit consideration of race or other protected traits. Parents Involved will add to the courts’ post-Grutter skepticism about workplace diversity programs, and may increase it.
Among the diversity tools that might still work is targeted recruiting of underrepresented groups.
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