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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. {{footnote}} {{/footnote}}
	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. {{footnote}} https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2016cv02227/182656/130/{{/footnote}}
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46	46	=== **Leaked Hiring Exam Answers** ===
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66	66	1. **Decreased Interest in CTI Programs:** Many students abandoned **CTI programs** after realizing that their degrees no longer gave them a competitive advantage in the hiring process.
67	67	1. **Legal Battles and Policy Changes:** Lawsuits and political pressure forced the FAA to reevaluate some aspects of the hiring process, though no complete reversal of the 2013 changes occurred.
68	68	1. **Concerns Over Air Safety:** Aviation experts warned that hiring less-qualified candidates **could compromise air safety**, though the FAA insisted that all hires still had to pass rigorous training and certification exams.
	69	+1. The data shows a downward trend in the percent of underrepresented groups entering the Academy when AT-CTI was the primary hiring source. Once the hiring had been opened to the public in 2007, 2008 and 2009, the data shows an upward trend in underrepresented groups entering the Academy from 2008-2011. Much like the other data, the percent of underrepresented groups entering the ACADEMY in 2015 increased significantly from all other years. {{footnote}} https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1924&context=gs_rp{{/footnote}}
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107		-[[https:~~/~~/law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2016cv02227/182656/130/>>https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/district-of-columbia/dcdce/1:2016cv02227/182656/130/]]
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