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OFCCP Officially Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Veterans' AAP Regulations

April 26, 2011

Yesterday OFCCP formally announced a proposed rule to strengthen affirmative action requirements for protected veterans. The announcement can be found below:

News Release

OFCCP News Release: [04/25/2011]Contact Name: Michael Volpe or Gloria Della...

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United Space Alliance Challenges Final DOL Order in Federal District Court

April 26, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a lawsuit filed on April 19, 2011, United Space Alliance (USA) sued the DOL and OFCCP challenging a Final DOL Order for USA to produce documents or face suspension of current and...

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CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PASSES ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT INQUIRIES INTO CRIMINAL HISTORY

April 21, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyAs reported by BNA, Philadelphia PA Mayor Michael A. Nutter signed the so-called “Ban the Box” bill on April 13, 2011 prohibiting both public and private employers from divulging their...

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Some Thoughts on Oral Arguments in Dukes V. Wal Mart

April 20, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyAs reported in an alert on March 30, 2011, two of our DCI colleagues (David Morgan & Eileen Curtayne) attended oral arguments held a day earlier Wal Mart v. Dukes. I will assume the...

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OMB Completes Review of OFCCP'S Proposed Veterans' AAP Regulations Update; NPRM to be Published Soon

March 31, 2011

by Fred Satterwhite, Senior Consultant, DCI Consulting Group Almost nine months after OFCCP submitted to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) a proposed rule updating the regulations...

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DCI Staff Attend Oral Argument For The Largest Title VII Class-Action Suit in History

March 30, 2011

by David Morgan and Eileen Curtayne, Ph.D., DCI Consulting GroupDCI staff visited the U.S Supreme Court (USSC) on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. At approximately 5:40 a.m., there were already well over 90 people in line hoping for a ticket to hear the...

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GRANGER V. AARON’S: A MISFILED SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT TOLLED BY THE 5TH CIRCUIT COURT

March 29, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOrdinarily, we are not interested in misfiled cases, but this one involves a claim misfiled with the OFCCP that could have been dropped because of the Title VII statute of limitations....

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TWO JURY AWARDS IN SECTION 1983 RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS

March 29, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

The first case is Matusick v. Erie County Water Authority (ECWA) decided in front of Judge Richard J. Arcara in the District Court of the Western District of New York [2011 U.S. Dist....

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EEOC FINALIZES ADA REGULATIONS IN LIGHT OF THE ADA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008

March 28, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

The EEOC published the regulations for the ADA in light of the ADAAA on March 25, 2011 with an effective date of two months thereafter. Along with the new regulations, the EEOC...

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WAS CHARLIE SHEEN REGARDED AS BEING DISABLED?

March 21, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyCharlie Sheen’s “adventures” have dominated the popular press and Internet blogs in recent weeks. We do not normally feature such stories in this space. However, last week, his lawyers...

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIM DENIED FOR WOMAN WHO QUITS AFTER MAKING SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINT

March 21, 2011

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe alleged facts in Kurtts v. Chiropractic Strategies Group [2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22144, 3/4/11] are that Crystal Kurtts, a receptionist at a chiropractic clinic in Alabama complained...

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CCE Submits Comments on Proposed Rescission of OFCCP Compensation Standards and Guidelines

March 08, 2011

VIA: https://www.regulations.gov/ &U.S. Mail, First ClassMs. Debra A. CarrDirectorDivision of Policy, Planning, and Program DevelopmentOffice of Federal Contract Compliance ProgramsU.S. Department of LaborRoom N3422200 Constitution Ave., NW...

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