Disparate impact cases.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 183.121
in effectSec. 183.121. - Disparate impact cases.
If the complaining party has met its burden of showing that an employment practice is responsible for a statistically significant adverse impact on a particular class of persons, an employer must justify that practice by demonstrating that the practice is manifestly related to the job or significantly furthers an important business purpose. Upon establishment of this justification, the charging party may prevail upon demonstration of the existence of a comparably effective practice that the court finds would cause a significantly lesser adverse impact on the identified protected class. This burden shifting also applies to a complaint alleging disparate impact discrimination in the area of real property.
(Ord. No. 17930, § 15, 6-11-92; Ord. No. 11-105, § 1, 1-11-2012)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXVIIIHURI_CH183HURI_S183.121DIIMCAFetched: 11/1/2026