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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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Patricia Shiu, Director of OFCCP, went on Federal News Radio to discuss the agency's initiatives on pay discrimination. Some of the issues discussed include:

• Rescinding the compensation standards and guidelines
• A new data collection survey...