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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...

VEVRAA NPRM COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED

On April 26, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking...

OFCCP RECALLS ALL MIDWEST SCHEDULING LETTERS DATED JUNE 3, 2011

DCI has learned that OFCCP is recalling all scheduling letters dated June 3 sent from the Midwest Region Office. Apparently these scheduling letters...

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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,...

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2nd Circuit Court Becomes First Appeals Court to Invoke Ricci Standard

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology I guess that’s appropriate since the 2nd Circuit was the “victim” of the Supreme...

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POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ENFORCEMENT OF VEVRAA FOR WOMEN

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On April 26, 2011, the OFCCP proposed a rule requiring federal contractors to...

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OFCCP's Proposed Rules Recommending Benchmarks for Hiring Veterans

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Under a proposed rule by the OFCCP on April 26, 2011 federal contractors would be...