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In a recent ruling, a judge ruled that the Chicago Fire Department’s test was biased against African-Americans. The ruling,
which criticizes several aspects of the test, such as athe test
featured an 83-minute videotape that made up 85 percent of the total score, [but] measured only note-taking skills, which rated last among identifiable abilities for Chicago firefighters
According to one estimate, damages to African-Americans could be as high as 80 million dollars. There were more than 6,000 class members in the suit.
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on March 28, 2005
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