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40 40  * **Altering hiring standards to meet diversity goals** rather than selecting the most qualified candidates.
41 41  * **Leaking the Biographical Questionnaire answers** to certain applicants, giving them an unfair advantage in the hiring process.
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43 +>According to the plaintiffs, they “had legitimate expectations for their hiring after they invested thousands of dollars and years of time to graduate from FAA-partnered academic programs, and pass FAA-designed, peer-validated, and proctored aptitude tests in order to be prequalified for hiring as FAA Air Traffic Control Specialists (ATCS).” Id. at 1 (internal quotation marks omitted). Plaintiffs allege that the FAA violated Title VII when it “purged” its “merit-based hiring preference for Qualified Applicants for Air Traffic Controllers with the intent and purpose of benefitting African American Air Traffic Controller applicants and hindering the Class members.” Id. ¶ 195. The FAA then violated Title VII again when it “implemented” a “Biographical Questionnaire into the 2014 [Air Traffic Controller] hiring process with the intent and purpose of benefitting African American Air Traffic Controller4 applicants and hindering the Class members.” Id. ¶ 198. The plaintiffs claim that in so doing “the FAA refused to accept the outcome of a race-neutral hiring process solely because of the racial makeup of the successful applicants,” id. ¶ 196, and in its place, created a new “race-motivated hiring scheme,” id. at 2.
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43 43  === **Leaked Hiring Exam Answers** ===
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45 45  A **2016 investigation by Fox Business** uncovered evidence that an FAA employee, **Anthony Foxx**, had allegedly leaked **answers to the BQ** to help certain applicants pass the screening. This raised further concerns about **fraud and corruption** within the hiring process.
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93 93  == **References** ==
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95 -1. Pearson v. FAA Lawsuit Documents. Retrieved from [court records].
96 -1. Fox Business Report on FAA Hiring Controversy (2016). Retrieved from [news archive].
97 -1. Congressional Hearing on FAA Hiring Practices (2018). Retrieved from [government records].
98 -1. FAA Air Traffic Controller Hiring Guidelines. Retrieved from [FAA official website].
97 +1. [[Pearson v. FAA Lawsuit Documents. Retrieved from ~[court records~].>>https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=AAC46E72-E5C8-4643-9016-D985DDA7772F&utm_source=chatgpt.com]]
98 +1. [[Fox Business Report on FAA Hiring Controversy (2016).>>https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/faa-lawsuit-claims-agency-discriminated-against-air-traffic-controller-applicants-basis-race?utm_source=chatgpt.com]]
99 +1. [[Brigida vs United States Department of Transportation>>https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2016cv02227/182656/130/]]
99 99  1. [[https:~~/~~/nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-news/faa-embroiled-in-lawsuit-alleging-it-turned-away-1000-applicants-based-on-race/>>https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-news/faa-embroiled-in-lawsuit-alleging-it-turned-away-1000-applicants-based-on-race/]]
100 100  1. [[https:~~/~~/mslegal.org/2024/02/faa-rejected-qualified-controllers/>>https://mslegal.org/2024/02/faa-rejected-qualified-controllers/]]
102 +1. [[https:~~/~~/x.com/tracewoodgrains/status/1887223600727662657>>https://x.com/tracewoodgrains/status/1887223600727662657]]
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