Pushback against “race-norming” in cognitive testing, which assumed Black people have a lower baseline score, led to the decision to revisit the cases. Revisions could add $100 million to the league’s legal tab, notes the article.
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Black football players denied payments after the NFL’s $1 billion concussion settlement will be able to retest or have claims rescored to filter out racial bias. So reports the Associated Press.
Pushback against “race-norming” in cognitive testing, which assumed Black people have a lower baseline score, led to the decision to revisit the cases. Revisions could add $100 million to the league’s legal tab, notes the article.