DUNLAP V. TVA

Dunlap v. Tennessee Valley Authority

Dunlap v. Tennessee Valley Authority

Introduction

The case is regarding a black-man named David Dunlap who gave an interview for the job of a boiler maker at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), but unfortunately did not get selected. Dunlap is of the view that the process for selection was biased. According to Dunlap, TVA went against Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act, 1964, also that he suffered from racial biasness that comes under the umbrella of adverse (disparate) impact and disparate treatment due to the interview process being skewed towards the white candidates. Furthermore, the scoring that ...