QUESTION $3$

In a disparate$-$impact case, an employer has a policy that has an adverse effect on a protected class, but the employer had no intent to discriminate. How does the employer's lack of intent to discriminate affect the employer's liability for violating Title VII?

An employer can only be found in violation of Title VII only if they intended to discriminate against a specific person.

An employer can only be found in violation of Title VII only if they intended to discriminate against a protected class of people.

Because there is no lack of intent, there is no violation of Title VII, but there might be liability for violating state employment discrimination law.

Even if the employer did not intend to discriminate, the employer is still in violation of Title VII.