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ANOTHER REVERSE DISCRIMINATION FIREFIGHTER CASE

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology This one is Vivenzio v. City of Syracuse (2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 13464) decided by the...

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SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW THIRD-PARTY RETALIATION CLAIM

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On the final day of its 2009-2010 term, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review...

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STATE OF GEORGIA AGREES TO SETTLEMENT IN AN ADEA CLAIM

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On June 29, 2010, the EEOC announced that the State of Georgia agreed to pay 60K to...

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EEOC Private Letter on Title VII, ADEA & ADEA Qualifications Standards and Disparate Impact

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), BNA has obtained a private letter “to...

OFCCP Settlement Review in Industrial-Organizational Psychology Journal

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Art Gutman reviewed the administrative law judge ruling in favor of OFCCP/against...

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President, Task Force Emphasize Paycheck Fairness Act Efforts

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...

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DCI Releases White Paper series on Adverse Impact Analysis

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting Group The landscape of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity has changed in recent years due...

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EEOC Alleges That Hispanics Were Favored to the Disadvantage of Blacks

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The case is EEOC v. Paramount Staffing, Inc. (210 U.S. Lexis 49042) decided on May...

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WAL-MART Settles Another Wage & Hour Case in Oregon

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Recently, we reported that Wal-Mart agreed to a settlement of up to $86 million...

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Two Recent EEOC Settlements

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Since early May, the EEOC has announced a dozen or so settlements involving...

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EEOC Steps Up Wage & Hour Claims

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Recently, we reported two wage & hour cases in which Wal-Mart agreed to a settlement...

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ATTRACTION NOT NECESSARY TO SHOW SEXUAL HARASSMENT

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On June 2, 2010, the 1st Circuit overturned a district court ruling of summary...