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by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe’ve reported on the past attempts to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) in at leaset a dozen Alerts. By design, the PFA would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by, among...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe have twice reported on USSA’s battle with the OFCCP. In an alert dated July 12, 2012, USSA filed an administrative complaint against the OFCCP on grounds that it violated it’s 4th...

Most federal contractors have been eagerly awaiting news on the Section 503 and 4212 regulations that have been in the works for several years now. The future of the regulations relied upon the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. There was a...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn what is becoming a long-running saga, Judge Kimba M. Wood of the Southern District of New York issued the latest of a series of rulings relating to certification of teachers in New...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe settlement was reported in a news release dated December 18, 2012 and may be viewed at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20122228.htm#.UNnA146hDzJ. Clougherty Packing...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. McLane, decided on November 19, 2012 [2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164920]. The facts are that a female employee (Damiana Ochoa) failed the Industrial Physical Capacity...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe hearing was held on December 7, 2012 in front of an eight-member panel that reports directly to the President and Congress. About 20 witnesses were heard. The discussion was, not...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Volling v. Antioch Rescue Squad, decided on December 4, 2012 by District Court Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division [2012 U.S. Dist...

On Nov. 15, 2012, OFCCP’s Senior Program Advisor Pam Coukos and Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Michele Hodge presented at the Washington Metro Industry Liaison Group (WMILG) meeting. Baltimore District Director Tom Wells and Arlington Area Director...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe’ve seen this play before. We reported on USSA’s 4th Amendment challenge in an alert posted on July 17, 2012, and the results of that challenge in an alert posted on 9/24/12. In that...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Vance v. Ball State University and the issue is the definition of supervisor. Oral arguments were held on 11/26/12.

Diana Sen is an Associate Counsel for Latino Justice PRLDEF, formerly the Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund in New York where she heads their Southeastern U.S....