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EEOC Settles Case on Harassment and Speak-English-Only Rules
The EEOC announced a settlement for $450,000 ($50,000 in attorney fees) for 18 Hispanic employees on grounds of harassment based on national origin...
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Proposed Form for Self-Identification of Individuals with Disabilities Raises a Number of Concerns
Nov 12, 2013, 10:16:00 AM
The OFCCP has recently submitted the long-awaited proposed self-identification form for individuals with disabilities (IWD). The proposed form has...
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UGESP Series #6 – The Purpose and Importance of Job Analysis Research
Nov 12, 2013, 10:15:00 AM
In our prior posts, we have addressed the (a) definition of selection procedures, (b) combinations of different measures into compensatory or...
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OFCCP Financial Settlements: FY2013 Trends
Oct 29, 2013, 12:33:00 PM
The US Department of Labor makes enforcement data collected by the OFCCP searchable to the public. Although the recent government shutdown has...
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UGESP Series Post #5: Suitable Alternatives and Reasonable Effort: What is an Alternative and What is Reasonable?
Oct 29, 2013, 12:30:00 PM
We are back! After a brief hiatus, we continue our UGESP Series by exploring the UGESP concept of suitable alternative selection procedures addressed...
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Schuette v. Coalition
Oct 22, 2013, 1:46:00 PM
Oral arguments were held on October 17, 2013. In a nutshell, the case is about a Michigan law (Proposal 2) than bans preferential treatment based on...
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Three Judge Panel of the 6TH Circuit Affirms District Court Ruling in EEOC V. PeopleMark in 2-1 Ruling
Oct 22, 2013, 1:44:00 PM
The case is EEOC v. Peoplemark, an appeals ruling decided on 10/7/13 [2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 20408]. We previously reported the district court ruling...
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Status Update on VETS-100a and EEO-1 Filings
Oct 22, 2013, 1:43:00 PM
Now that federal employees are back to work after the government shutdown, what is the status of the EEO-1 and VETS-100A annual required filings? The...
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Government Shutdown: What it Means For OFCCP
Oct 15, 2013, 9:12:00 AM
At the time this blog was written, the federal government has been closed for close to two weeks. In an earlier blog DCI staff suggested that federal...
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Medtronic Settles With OFCCP On Wage Discrimination Charges
Oct 8, 2013, 9:13:00 AM
In a news release dated 9/23/13, the OFCCP announced a $290,000 settlement with Medtronic Interventional Vascular Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of...
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Dukes V. Wal-Mart “Subclass” Plaintiffs Suffer Yet Another Loss
Oct 8, 2013, 9:11:00 AM
The case is Love v. Wal-Mart, decided on 9/4/13 by District Court Judge Robert N. Scolar, Jr. of the Southern District of Florida. The class is yet...