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SCHOOL JANITOR WITH ASPERGER'S DISORDER IS DEEMED REGARDED AS BEING DISABLED
The case is Bellerose v. SAW No.39, decided by Judge Paul Barbadoro of the District Court of New Hampshire on 12/29/14 [2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...
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DOJ Joins Chorus on Gender Stereotyping
Jan 5, 2015, 11:29:21 AM
In prior Alerts, we reported that the OFCCP was set to release final rules on banning discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender...
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EEOC Ordered to Reveal Information Regarding its own Background Check Policy in EEOC V. BMW Case
Jan 2, 2015, 11:03:14 AM
The ruling was issued on 12/8/14 by Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr. of the District Court of South Carolina, Spartanburg Division. The ruling overturns a...
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Another Example of the Because of Sex Standard
Dec 30, 2014, 10:44:33 AM
The case is Rickard v. Swedish Match N. America, in which the 8th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Swedish Match on 12/2/14. The case involved...
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6th Circuit's Ruling in Johnson V. City of Memphis: End of the Line for Alternatives With Less (OR NO) Adverse Impact
Dec 12, 2014, 4:13:26 PM
Recently, I wrote two Alerts related to Lopez v. City of Lawrence [2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124139]. One of the Alerts related to the implications of...
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OFCCP Releases New FAQs On The Revised Scheduling Letter
Dec 10, 2014, 4:22:30 PM
OFCCP has just released three new FAQs regarding the partial year data and analysis required for the Section 503 and VEVRAA items in the revised...
Breaking: OFCCP Releases New LGBT Regulations
Dec 3, 2014, 4:50:09 PM
On July 21, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13672 extending workplace protections to employees in the federal contracting workplace on...
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OFCCP TO RELEASE FINAL RULE ON GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION
Dec 2, 2014, 11:50:26 AM
The OFCCP reported it will release final rules on, among other things, gender identity and, more generally, sex discrimination which, by its own...
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Contractor Feedback on 503/VEVRAA Good Faith Efforts - Accountability is Key
Dec 1, 2014, 11:33:46 AM
Recent contractor feedback related to Good Faith Efforts (GFE) toward individuals with disabilities and veterans suggests that the process of...
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EEOC Set to Address Gender Preference as "Sex Stereotyping"
Nov 26, 2014, 10:38:24 AM
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a proposed bill in each Congress since 1994, is about to fail for what, by my count, would be the 11th...
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Tips to Increase Employee Response on Disability Forms
Nov 25, 2014, 10:57:08 AM
We have spent a lot of time in earlier blogs discussing the potential problem with voluntary self-identification rates for disability and how that...
OFCCP'S Sex Discrimination Guidelines NPRM Landed at OMB on Friday
Nov 24, 2014, 11:41:51 AM
OFCCP submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to OMB on Friday, November 21. Once OMB reviews, it will be placed on the federal register for...