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At a White House Middle Class Task Force forum today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced new initiatives aimed at addressing pay equity and wage discrimination.

Of particular interest to Federal contractors was the announcement that...

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting GroupThe landscape of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity has changed in recent years due to updated EEO laws and innovative new enforcement agency strategies.One recent change that has had...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. Paramount Staffing, Inc. (210 U.S. Lexis 49042) decided on May 17, 2010 by Judge John Phipps McCalla of the District Court of the Western District of Tennessee. The...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyRecently, we reported that Wal-Mart agreed to a settlement of up to $86 million dollars for up to 232,000 former employees related to allegations of nonpayment for vacation or personal...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologySince early May, the EEOC has announced a dozen or so settlements involving harassment and/or retaliation. These settlements may be viewed at the EEOC newsroom link. I found two of them...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyRecently, we reported two wage & hour cases in which Wal-Mart agreed to a settlement of up to $86 million dollars for up to 232,000 former employees related to allegations of nonpayment...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn June 2, 2010, the 1st Circuit overturned a district court ruling of summary judgment for the defense in a sexual harassment case (Rosario v. Department of Army (010 U.S. App. LEXIS...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn May 20, 2010, Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein of the Northern District of Indiana ruled that a single prank in which one firefighter rubbed his groin on a colleague’s arm did not...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn June 4, 2010, Minnesota District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson ordered the Minnesota DOC to pay $724,000 to 35 retirees, as well as insurance premiums for dental and medical coverage...

OFCCP News Release: [06/09/2010]Contact Name: Rich KulczewskiPhone Number: (303) 844-1302Release Number: 10-0736-DENUS Department of Labor settles hiring discrimination case with The Wackenhut Corp. in Aurora, Colo.Company agrees to pay $290,000 to...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a long awaited and much anticipated ruling issued on May 24, 2010, the Supreme Court unanimously opined that the plaintiffs may proceed to trial with their adverse impact challenge to...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn May 17, 2010, a jury awarded nearly 3.4 million dollars to 12 named female plaintiffs in Velez v. Novartis Corp. There was a 5-week trial in front of District Court Judge Colleen...