Borderline Cafeterias has discovered that most of its wait staff are white, while most of its kitchen staff are hispanic. When interviewed by the local news anchor, the CEO of Borderline Cafeterias says, "There has been no conscious or deliberate practice to staff the cafeterias in a discriminatory manner, it just happened to turn out this way." The CEO's argument is an example of:

disparate impact

Explanation:

Disparate impact refers to practices followed in employment, housing, and other areas that affect one group of people more than the another group, although rules applied by employers are neutral.

Disparate impact explains employment discrimination on the basis of the effect of an employment policy or practice.

In the given questions, the CEO's argument is an example of disparate impact.