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by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe settlement was reported in a news release dated December 18, 2012. Clougherty Packing Company, a subsidiary of Hormel, sells more than 400 million pounds of pork per year and is best...

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....

by Fred Satterwhite, Principal Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupOFCCP's new Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP) approval process- introduced with much fanfare by the agency in June, 2011- was approved by the Office of Management and Budget's...

Last week, the OFCCP sent out letters to federal contractors and subcontractors as “courtesy” notification of a supply and service compliance evaluation. Historically, the OFCCP sends a Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) to the...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe reported in an alert on August 20, 2011 that District Court Judge Sean F. Cox ordered the EEOC to pay 2.6 million dollars for attorneys’ fees and costs in the case of EEOC v. Cintas...

The study was published by Andreas Liebbrant and John A. List on August 23, 2012 and is entitled Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? Evidence From A Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment [NBER working paper #18511]. The first author graciously sent...