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September 30, 2010

I wanted to make sure that readers of our DCI client alert were aware of another great EEO/AA resource. Dr. Rich Tonowski, Chief Psychologist at EEOC, is also the legal chair of the Personnel Testing Council of Metropolitan Washington D.C. (PTC/MW),...

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NAACP V. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue – Round 3

September 30, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe reported on Rounds 1 and 2 of this case on May 17, 2010. To refresh your memory, the NAACP challenged a residency requirement for firefighter candidates that excluded applicants...

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DC DISTRICT COURT INTERPRETS LEWIS V. CHICAGO

September 21, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Young v. Covington & Burling LLP [2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94579, 9/9/10] in which Yolanda Young, a black female attorney, sued her former employer (a law firm) on grounds that...

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7TH CIRCUIT RULES THAT CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS MISINTERPRETED CONSENT DECREE

September 21, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Finch v. Peterson [2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 18954, 9/10/10] in which three white police officers sued officials in the City of Indianapolis for reverse discrimination on grounds...

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CANCER IS A DISABILITY UNDER ADAAA --- EVEN IN REMISSION

September 21, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyJudge Rudy Lazano of the District Court for the Northern Division of Indiana ruled that cancer is a disability under the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) even if it is in remission (Hoffman v....

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SENATOR REID REINTRODUCES THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT IN THE SENATE

September 16, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyAs reported by several sources on 9/14/10, including BNA, Senate Majority Harry Reid, along with 13 co-sponsors, reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) (S. 3772), meaning the...

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The Center for Corporate Equality Releases TAC Report on Adverse Impact Analysis

September 16, 2010

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Center for Corporate Equality (CCE) has released its expert Technical Advisory Report on Adverse Impact Analysis.

Overview

Although determining whether selection, promotion, and termination decisions result in adverse impact...

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RECENT RELIGION DISCRIMINATION RULINGS

September 07, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThere were four interesting religion cases in August, each of which was decided in favor of the defendants.In Xodus v. Wackenhut [2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 17917, 8/27/10], Xodus, who was...

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RECENT AGE DISCRIMINATION RULINGS

September 03, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThree recent age discrimination cases caught my attention, each for different reasons. One case was decided under California State law (Reid v. Google [50 Cal. 4th 512, 8/5/10]), and the...

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RECENT HARASSMENT RULINGS

September 02, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyFour interesting Title VII harassment rulings were rendered last month, two on sexual harassment, one on racial harassment, and one on same-sex harassment. Each ruling contains an...

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RECENT ADA RULINGS

September 02, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThree recent ADA rulings have implications for the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). They are Schneider v. Giant of Md. [2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 15546, 7/26/10], Nyrop v. Independent School...

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WAL-MART PETITIONS FOR SUPREME COURT REVIEW IN DUKES V. WAL-MART

August 27, 2010

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyNot surprisingly, Wal-Mart has petitioned the Supreme Court to review the 9th Circuit ruling in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, a class action sex discrimination suit in which an en banc panel voted...

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