About The Book

Written with human resources professionals, compliance officers, and legal counsel in mind, readers are introduced to the statistical analysis of adverse impact. Various tools for examining adverse impact are presented in a non-technical manner. Simple calculations and concrete examples demonstrate how these statistical tools can be applied to questions of adverse impact in hiring, promotion, and termination decisions.

Traditional areas of vulnerability to adverse impact are discussed, and some emerging areas with potential for adverse impact, such as the use of social media in recruiting and employment status as a candidate screening tool, are presented. The underlying sources of vulnerability are explored and pending legislation is discussed. The importance of litigation avoidance is stressed, and suggestions for minimizing the risk of employment litigation with proactive statistical analyses are provided.

The goal of the book is to give human resources professionals and legal counsel a better understanding of the information their statistical consultants are providing. This leads to an improved ability to identify and correct problem areas that may exist within the organization, as well as to prevent problems from arising in the future.

Topics covered include:

• The adverse impact framework
• Statistical and non-statistical tests of adverse impact
• Hiring practices and adverse impact
• Utilization analysis and EEO/AA issues
• Reductions in force and adverse impact
• Recruiting and social media
• Managing the risk of employment discrimination lawsuits

What people are saying about Statistical Analysis of Adverse Impact: A Practitioner's Guide

"A great book for any HR professional looking to increase their knowledge of adverse impact and perfect for in-house counsel seeking to help their organization avoid employment discrimination litigation."

Landy Litigation Support Group (read the full review here)

"The book provides a great introduction into the law and statistical analysis regarding adverse impact... All told, it's a helpful resource for HR and employment lawyers who want a handy reference on the topic."

Philip Miles, writing at LawfficeSpace (read the full review here)

"Love this book! It is the most practical guide available to HR practitioners out there. I highly advise adding this book to the 'must have' in the HR library"

Cathleen Hampton, Hampton Resources

"The title makes the book sound accessible, and it is. The book flows from explaining disparate impact, giving context, statistical approaches, moves to hiring, then utilization. This is the flow HR uses, and the book captures that very logically. The Recruiting and Social Media section is solid. It gives HR people some real meat to work with, versus the 'writing a policy' approach. The Unemployment breakdown was very interesting and compelling. It gives background and context to this issue. Ending with limiting risk is also great because that's where HR will always gravitate toward. After reading, I have a deeper understanding of the issues. I love the whole book - it's an amazing work!"

Steve Browne, Executive Director of HR, LaRosa's

Book Details

Hardcover: 6 X 9 Casebound Hardcover, 224 pages

ISBN 9781456766221

Softcover: 6 X 9 Perfect Bound Softcover, 224 pages

ISBN 9781456766214

Publisher: AuthorHouse

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