adverse impact

the deleterious effect that certain hiring procedures or selection criteria may have on the employment chances of those in a protected class. For example, testing for competence in written English might have an adverse impact on recent immigrants; such testing should therefore be avoided unless this skill is a bona fide occupational qualification. Also called disparate impact. See also Griggs v. Duke Power Co.griggs-v-duke-power-co; Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures.

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foster care

temporary care provided to children in settings outside their family of origin and by individuals other than their natural or adoptive parents. Foster care is intended to protect children whose parents are unavailable, abusive, or incapable of proper care, with the ultimate goal being to find a secure and permanent home. Typically, a child is placed with a family approved for foster care and paid a fee for such by a public child welfare agency. Although these foster home arrangements are most common, children may also be placed in group homes or institutions. See also adult foster care.