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by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a press release on 1/11/11, the EEOC reported a record number of discrimination claims in the private sector for FY 2010, which ended on September 30, 2010. The actual number was...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a settlement announced by the EEOC with Denver Hotel Management Co., the company agreed to a $105,000 settlement for failure to promote Renate Rivelli for sex-plus discrimination in...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Stagi v. AMTRAK (2010 U.S. App. Lexis 17261, 8/16/10) in which a class of women alleged that a policy of requiring union employees to have one year of service in a current...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe EEOC announced on 12/1/10 that Akai Security, the the largest provider of contract security services to the federal government, will pay $1.62 million to a class of 26 female...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a ruling on an issue of first impression, the EEOC ruled on November 30, 2010 that the Ledbetter Act does not apply to pension checks (Brakeall v. EPA, EEOC, No. 0120093805,...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyNot surprisingly, the Supreme Court agreed to review the 9th Circuit en banc ruling in Dukes v. Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, U.S., No. 10-277, cert. granted 12/6/10). The...

In a release dated November 23, 2010, the OFCCP filed an administrative complaint against Meyer Tool. Meyer Tool is a federal contractor that manufactures engine parts for the aerospace industry and has a 176.1 million prime contract with the...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe OFCCP announced a $167,000 settlement agreement in a sex discrimination claim with Gruma Corp, a corn flour and tortilla manufacturer (OFCCP v. Gruma Corp., DOL OALJ, No....

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn May 2010 we reported the results of a 5-week jury trial in Velez v. Novartis Corp. in which the jury deliberated for four days. The essence of that report was that the jury awarded...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyBased on published reports, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which enforces the National Relations Labor Act (NLRA), has accused American Medical Response of Connecticut of...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn October 20, 2010, the EEOC held a public meeting to explore the use of credit history in employment selection. There were essentially four major views registered.The first view is...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics. The retaliation provision in the FLSA [from FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3)] makes it unlawful for an employer covered by the FLSA to: