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by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn an April 8, 2010 ruling by Judge Paul A. Magnusen of the US District Court for the District of Minnesota (EEOC v. Minnesota DOC [No. 08-5252 (PAM/FLN]), Judge Magnusen agreed with the...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn an April 12, 2010 ruling in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Horgan v. Simmons [2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36915], Judge Ruben Castillo denied summary judgment...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), living up to a promise of more transparency and open government under Secretary Hilda L. Solis, has launched an enforcement data web site to make data collected by DOL agencies accessible and searchable by the...

by Fred Satterwhite, Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupFederal contractors are currently receiving the Spring 2010 edition of OFCCP's Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL), which was sent to contractors' chief executive officers at...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyThe meeting, held on March 11, 2010 was chaired by Senator Harkin, with testimony from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, an original sponsor of the bill in the House, EEOC Acting Chairman...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyPerhaps. or perhaps it’s coincidental. I’ll let you judge. Between March 2 and March 12, 2010, the EEOC announced settlements in 5 ADA cases. Here they are.On March 2, the EEOC announced...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyOn March 12, the 7th Circuit affirmed a district court summary judgment ruling favoring the City of Harvey, Illinois in a case in which four white firefighters were passed over for...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyAccording to a BNA report dated March 26, 2010, congress is likely to turn its attention to three important piece of EEO legislation. For BNA subscribers, the report is available here....

On March 12, 2010, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis testified in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding the DOL’s FY 2011 budget. Text of Secretary Solis’s prepared...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyGenerally, there are three prongs to a retaliation claim: (1) plaintiffs must establish engagement in protected activity (either opposing an employer practice and/or filing a formal...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of PsychologyOn March 17, 2010, the EEOC announced a settlement of $115,000 with Administaff, a nationwide staffing employer (EEOC v. Administaff Inc., D. Md., No. L09-cv-2881, consent decree entered...

(UPDATE: Final rule published on May 20, 2010)

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) a final rule prescribing the details of the notice of employee rights under Federal labor...