Fire Law: 2011 Retrospective of Fire Service Legal Developments

by Curt Varone
Created: February 1, 2012

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But the 3rd Circuit rejected the use of the residency requirement in this case, finding that it served to limit the number of African Americans applying to the department and thereby caused the disparate impact. The court further concluded that the use of the residency requirement could not be justified as a business necessity.

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