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OFCCP Threatens Sanctions Against AstraZeneca on Sex-Based Wage Differences

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Lorraine McCarthy, staff writer for BNA, reported on May 17, 2010 that OFCCP has...

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Wal-Mart Agrees to Multi-Million Settlement in California Wage-Hour Class Action

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Wal-Mart agreed to a settlement of up to 86 million dollars for 232,000 employees...

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Third-Party Sexual Harassment in Prisons

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On May 7 2010, the 11th Circuit affirmed a district court judgment of $630,000 for 14...

DCI PRESIDENT DELIVERS FIRST KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY'S GRAD SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

DCI President David Cohen delivered the first-ever keynote address at Radford University's Graduate College Commencement and Hooding Ceremony on May...

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OMB Completes Review of E.O. 13496 Final Rule

by Fred Satterwhite, Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting Group

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Update on Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) Process

by Keli Parody Wilson, Consultant, DCI Consulting Group On February 22, 2010, DCI Consulting posted a blog highlighting the agency's Functional...

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EN BANC PANEL OF 9TH CIRCUIT COURT RULES IN DUKES V. WAL-MART

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On April 26, 2010, a panel of eleven 9th Circuit Court judges ruled 6-5 that a class...

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Summary of Discrimination Complaints Made to OFCCP in Fiscal Years 2004-2010

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting Group As described in an earlier DCI client update, the Department of Labor released a database summarizing...

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Two Religious Garb Rulings Favoring Plaintiffs

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The first ruling is Haqq v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, decided on...

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Rule 26: Major Proposed Changes For Attorneys And Experts

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology My thanks to Dr. Lance Seberhagen (CEO & Director of Seberhagen & Associates) for...

Justice Hillary Rodham Clinton?

The Associated Press has reported that Hillary Clinton’s name has surfaced as a possible replacement for Justice Stevens, who recently announced his...

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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (DOC) EARLY RETIREMENT POLICY VIOLATES THE ADEA

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In an April 8, 2010 ruling by Judge Paul A. Magnusen of the US District Court for the...