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Fairness and Bias in Employment Testing

Following World War II, concerns about the fairness of employment tests led to research on their potential for ethnic and gender bias, though findings were often mixed. The passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act provided a legal framework for these concerns, making non-discriminatory hiring practices a legal requirement and intensifying the scrutiny of testing methods.

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