April 13, 2021
The Pennsylvania State Police agreed to pay $2.2 million to end a government lawsuit claiming it violated federal law by refusing to consider female state trooper applicants who failed a physical readiness test, according to a Tuesday court filing.
August 22, 2016
The federal government wants to proceed to trial on claims that the Pennsylvania State Police disproportionately screens out female applicants from qualifying for trooper positions through the use of its physical fitness test, telling a federal judge Friday that the test has a demonstrable disparate impact on women.