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WMILG Meeting - February 2009

March 06, 2009

by Eric Dunleavy, Sul-Kee Kim, David Morgan & Keli Wilson, DCI Consulting Group

DCI staff attended the Washington Metro Industry Liaison Group (WMILG) meeting at U.S. Foodservice’s Manassas facility on February 19, 2009. The meeting was organized...

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THE CENTER FOR CORPORATE EQUALITY CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY

March 02, 2009

The Center for Corporate Equality (CCE), a nonprofit employer association based in Washington DC, was quoted in a special article published in BNA Daily Labor Report® (subscription required) featuring the outlook for the OFCCP in 2009. A summary of...

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STUART ISHIMARU Named Acting EEOC Chairman

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that President Obama appointed Stuart Ishimaru as Acting Chairman and Christine Griffin as Acting Vice Chair of the commission. Ishimaru succeeds Naomi C. Earp, whose term as...

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TRUCKING COMPANY TO PAY $2.43 MILLION TO SETTLE HIRING LAWSUIT

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Pitt Ohio, an interstate trucking firm, had agreed to pay $2.43 million to a class of women to settle a class action lawsuit. The EEOC alleged the company denied a class of...

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EEOC SETTLES HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FOR $75K

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC will pay more than $75,000 to resolve a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit that alleged the company permitted a co-worker at an Iowa drywall...

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RETAILER TO PAY $50K TO SETTLE EEOC RACE BIAS LAWSUIT

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit that alleged the company discriminated against an African American employee, who worked as a...

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Movie Production Companies Settle Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit With EEOC

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that two movie production companies will pay $75,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit that alleged the companies refused to hire a pregnant job applicant for a position...

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CAR DEALERSHIP TO PAY $244K FOR SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Murphy Ford Inc., a car dealership located in Chester, Pennsylvania, will pay $244,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged the dealership’s...

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CAR DEALERSHIP IN MAUI SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING CASE

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Valley Isle Motors, Ltd, a car dealership in Maui, discriminated against an employee by failing to hire him for a salesperson position because of a perceived mental disability....

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SANITATION COMPANY TO PAY $475K TO SETTLE HIRING BIAS LAWSUIT

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Robertson Sanitation, a Phoenix-based trash hauling, recycling and disposal company that operates in Georgia, will pay $475,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit. The EEOC...

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EEOC GENERAL COUNSEL RETURNS TO PRIVATE PRACTICE

March 02, 2009

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Ronald S. Cooper, General Counsel of the EEOC, will return to private practice. He will rejoin the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP in its Washington DC office. Deputy General...

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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS TO REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

March 02, 2009

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that it will begin releasing monthly data on the employment and unemployment of persons with disabilities. The report will be based on information collected in the Current Population Survey, which provides...

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