k2-intentional-limit statutory route or exception

AND · 42usc2000e-2:k2-intentional-limit

SCOPE_QUALIFIER: subsection (k)(2) bars business necessity as a defense to intentional discrimination; it is not an additional element or a freestanding claim.

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A demonstration that an employment practice is required by business necessity may not be used as a defense against a claim of intentional discrimination under this subchapter.
Source: docroot/ir/usc/title42.jsonl#title42_sec2000e-2; Unicode character offsets [10024:10199] (end exclusive); SHA-256 7b026a9ac957c5491602d868578271db8730b4c98650f1a4007b2e7430194c8b.

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