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Verizon Settles With EEOC on ADA Lawsuit

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In an agreement announced on July 6, 2011, the EEOC reported that Verizon...

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Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling in WAL-MART v. DUKES

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology As noted in a prior alert on June 21, 2011, the Supreme Court ruled against the...

SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF WAL-MART

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court ruled against the Dukes Plaintiffs in Wal-Mart v....

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ALJ Rules that Parent Company and its Subsidiary are a Single Entity for Purposes of OFCCP Jurisdiction

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In the case of OFCCP v. Manheim Auctions Inc. [DOL OALJ, No. 2011-OFC-00005,...

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EEOC Wins Jury Verdict in Key ADA Case

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The case is EEOC v. AutoZone [C.D. Ill., No. 07 C 1154, jury verdict 6/3/11)], in...

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Wells Fargo Settles Sex Discrimination Claim

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On June 8, 2011, Judge Colleen Kollar-Koteely of the District Court of the District...

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Astrazeneca Settles With OFCCP on Allegations of Sex Discrimination in Pay

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In a consent decree announced on June 6, 2011, AstraZeneca agreed to a $250,000 (plus...

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5TH CIRCUIT REMANDS RETALIATION CLAIM BASED ON THOMPSON V. NORTH AMERICAN STAINLESS

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The case is Zamora v. Houston [2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 9827], decided on May 12, 2011....

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DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CALLS EEOC SUBPOENA A "FISHING EXPEDITION"

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The case is EEOC v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), decided on May...

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EEOC Ordered to Split Subpoena Compliance Costs With Third-Party Tester

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On May 3, 2011 Judge Arthur J. Schwab of the District Court of Western Pennsylvania...

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7th Circuit Rules in LEWIS V. CHICAGO

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology As reported in a May 2010 alert, the Supreme Court unanimously opined that the...

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Addendum to 2nd Circuit Court Ruling in US V. NYC BD. OF ED.

I believe that the 2nd Circuit ruling in this case as relates to affirmative action is both confusing and, based on prior Supreme Court precedents,...