Electronic fetal monitoring is used during labor and birth to monitor the babyâs heart rate in relationship to the motherâs contractions. During labor, a variety of factors can influence the babyâs heart rate, including the motherâs contractions, body temperature, and position, and the babyâs movements and activity.
Also referred to as disparate impact, adverse impact occurs when facially neutral employment practices negatively affect some selected groups of people more than others. Example: A job description with a minimum height requirement as a selection criterion could adversely impact females and Asian/Pacific Islanders, even though, on the surface, itâs a facially neutral employment practice.
Adverse impact is often used interchangeably with disparate impact, which was a legal term coined in one of the most significant U.S. Supreme Court rulings on disparate or adverse impact: Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 1971. Adverse Impact does not mean that an individual in a majority group is given preference over a minority group. However, having adverse impact does mean that there is the âpotentialâ for discrimination in the hiring process and it could warrant investigation. The 80% rule