A recent federal court ruling that the FBI engaged in gender discrimination in its physical fitness requirements should help the Pennsylvania State Police defend its standards against a July 31 complaint by the Department of Justice, legal experts said.
On July 31, the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ sued in federal court in Harrisburg, citing that well over 90 percent of men were able to complete the State Police fitness test in targeted years, whereas only some 70 percent of women passed. That disparity kept roughly 45 women from being hired as troopers, according to the DOJ’s complaint.
