“Is there anything stopping a prospective employer from requiring their job applicants to take the SAT as part of the job application process?”
Griggs vs Duke Power.
A SCOTUS decision in 1971 that essentially killed the ability of employers to administer their own tests.
It didn’t prohibit testing outright but it made companies vulnerable to constant EEOC lawsuits, so it’s a defacto prohibition.
Companies responded by requiring college degrees for virtually every non-menial position, letting colleges do the vetting that they could no longer practice.
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/401/424/#
“Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971) Even if there is no discriminatory intent, an employer may not use a job requirement that functionally excludes members of a certain race if it has no relation to measuring performance of job duties.”
Thanks.