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    Sexual Harassment Claim Denied for Woman who Quits After Making Sexual Harassment Compliant

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The alleged facts in Kurtts v. Chiropractic Strategies Group [2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...

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    OFCCP Plans to Rescind its 2006 Compensation Standards

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology As noted in several recent DCI Blogspots, the OFCCP is proposing to rescind the...

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    Class Certification Denied Despite Prior OFCCP Audit

    The case is Randall v. Rolls Royce, decided on March 12, 2010. The facts of this case are hardly extraordinary. Two named plaintiffs at Rolls Royce...

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    EEOC Reports Record High Private Sector Claims in FY 2010

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In a press release on 1/11/11, the EEOC reported a record number of discrimination...

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    Classic Example of Sex-Plus Discrimination

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In a settlement announced by the EEOC with Denver Hotel Management Co., the company...

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    Third Circuit Favors Aggregation of Data in Calculation Adverse Impact

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The case is Stagi v. AMTRAK (2010 U.S. App. Lexis 17261, 8/16/10) in which a class of...

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    AKAI SECURITY AGREES TO 1.62 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN CLASS ACTION PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The EEOC announced on 12/1/10 that Akai Security, the the largest provider of...

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    LEDBETTER ACT DOES NOT APPLY TO PENSION CHECKS

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In a ruling on an issue of first impression, the EEOC ruled on November 30, 2010 that...

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    SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW DUKES V. WAL-MART

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Not surprisingly, the Supreme Court agreed to review the 9th Circuit en banc ruling...

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    OFCCP Sues Meyer Tool, Inc. for Systemic Discrimination

    In a release dated November 23, 2010, the OFCCP filed an administrative complaint against Meyer Tool. Meyer Tool is a federal contractor that...

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    OFCCP Settles Sex Discrimination Case With Gruma Corp

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology OFCCP announced a $167,000 settlement agreement in a sex discrimination claim with...

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    Final Settlement in Velez V. Novartis

    by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In May 2010 we reported the results of a 5-week jury trial in Velez v. Novartis Corp....

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