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DCI Staff Attend 31st ILG Annual Conference Held in Indianapolis
The 31st Annual National Conference for the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) was held July 30 – August 2, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. This annual...
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EEO Case Law (10)
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OFCCP V. VF Jeanswear Limited: ALJ Delivers Summary Judgement Ruling in Favor of VF on Subgroup Aggregation
Aug 7, 2013, 1:09:00 PM
The ruling, by ALJ Kenneth A. Krantz was handed down on 8/5/13. What’s interesting in this ruling is that OFCCP, for all intents and purposes,...
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Supreme Court Adopts Stricter Test for Proving Retaliation in Title VII Cases
Jul 19, 2013, 10:32:00 AM
The case is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, decided on June 24, 2013 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 4704]. Excuse my delay … I have been...
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UGESP Series Post #1: Defining Employment Decisions and Selection Procedures Under UGESP
Jul 9, 2013, 9:42:00 AM
In our last set of blog posts, we promised a series of posts attending to specific compliance issues related to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee...
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Criminal Background Checks: Guilty Until Proven Valid
Jul 9, 2013, 9:40:00 AM
EEOC recently sued BMW Manufacturing and Dollar General alleging that their use of criminal background checks resulted in discrimination against...
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J.B. HUNT SETTLES WITH EEOC ON RACE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON CRIMINAL CONVICTION RECORDS
Jul 9, 2013, 9:35:00 AM
The Settlement was announced on 6/28/13 and may be viewed on the EEOC Website at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-28-13c.cfm. The details...
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SUPREME COURT NARROWS DEFINITION OF “SUPERVISOR” IN VANCE V. BALL STATE RACIAL HARASSMENT CASE
Jul 9, 2013, 9:34:00 AM
The ruling was handed down on 6/24/13 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 4703]. The issue of whether an alleged harasser is a supervisor or co-worker is important...
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Supreme Court Punts in Long-Awaited Ruling in Fisher V. University of Texas
Jul 9, 2013, 9:32:00 AM
The ruling was handed down on 6/24/13 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 4701]. In a 7-1 vote (with Justice Kagan not participating), the Court decided that the...
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Equal Pay Enforcement: What Do The Laws Say?
Jun 18, 2013, 9:51:00 AM
Art recently described a pay equity ruling that was declined for review by the Supreme Court. At the heart of the ruling was the difference between...
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Exploring The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
Jun 18, 2013, 9:49:00 AM
Many readers are familiar with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP), which describe the standards by which EEO regulatory...
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SIXTH CIRCUIT LEANS ON DUKES V. WAL-MART TO DENY CLASS CERTIFICATION
Jun 18, 2013, 9:47:00 AM
The case is Davis v. Cintas, decided by the 6th Circuit on 5/30/13 [2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 10856]. This case is very much like Dukes v. Wal-Mart [131...
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Supreme Court Passes on Alleged Conflict Between Title VII and The Equal Pay Act (EPA)
Jun 18, 2013, 9:42:00 AM
In Moten v. Broward County, Irma Moten, a black female forensic technician with the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office sued for pay...