Title VII of the Civil Rights Act — employment selection and AI

AI-use reference. Current statutory text. Applies to: Covered employers including governmental agencies/political subdivisions, generally15+ employees; AI hiring/ranking/promotion practices receive no technology exemption. Requirements or purpose: Prohibits employment discrimination on protected grounds. § 2000 e-2(k) provides disparate-impact framework and business-necessity/alternative-practice rules; using vendor software does not itself remove the employer's obligations. Limits: Agency enforcement priorities do not amend the statute. EEOC's 2023 AI adverse-impact page returned 404; do not present that removed page as current operative guidance. Statistical disparity alone is not a complete legal conclusion.