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by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a ruling by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Linda S. Chapman, the law firm of O’Melevny & Myers (or simply the “Firm”) was deemed a federal contractor subject to the provisions of...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn November 14th, 2011 a D.C. District Court judge dismissed a complaint by United Space Alliance that OFCCP violated its 4th amendment and other rights by requesting detailed employee...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a lawsuit filed in the District Court of Connecticut, Garry Tinney and six co-plaintiffs sued the City of New Haven and the International Association of Firefighters Local 825 for...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe settlement was announced in a news release dated 10/20/11 on the OFCCP website (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/). The allegation in this case is that Caviness was guilty of discrimination...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a release dated 10/19/11, the DOL announced proposed changes to the CPS Disability Supplement survey. The proposed changes are in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Meditz v. City of Newark [2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 19670] decided on 9/28/11. The issue is whether a residency requirement for non-uniform employees adversely impacts white...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyFollowing closely on the heels of the joint DOL-IRS announcement to improve efforts to identify employer practices of misclassification (9/19/11 – see alert posted on 10/18/11),...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a news release dated September 19,2011, DOL Secretary Hilda Solis announced an agreement between the DOL and IRS to improve efforts to identify employer practices of misclassification...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC. At issue is the definition of “minister.” The oral arguments were on October 5th, 2011.The facts of the case are...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyAbout a year ago, the EEOC sued a Hampton Inn franchise for racial discrimination and retaliation (see http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-30-10.cfm). This particular franchise...

October 11, 2011 - CCE submitted the following comments on OFCCP’s NPRM for the proposed compensation data collection tool. These comments were submitted through www.regulations.gov.CCE Comments on Compensation Data Collection Tool

DCI has received an advanced copy of the revised proposed OFCCP scheduling letter, compliance check and itemized listing. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of the revised letter and it will be published on ...