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Following Up on the NYC Firefighter Case
Last week, Art Gutman wrote an interesting blog on US & Vulcan v. NYC, which is a NYC firefighter case involving both pattern or practice and...
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EEO Case Law (11)
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US & Vulcan Society v. NYC
May 21, 2013, 9:31:00 AM
There are too many rulings in this case to summarize all of them in a single Alert. So I will stick to what I consider the four major acts in a play...
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Formica Settles Race Discrimination Case With OFCCP For $291,000
May 21, 2013, 9:07:00 AM
The settlement was reported on April 25, 2013 in a DOL News Brief. For undisclosed reasons, the specifics of the settlement have, as of this writing,...
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Bertucci Contracting Settles Race Discrimination Case with OFCCP
May 7, 2013, 9:18:00 AM
Bertucci provides flood control and restoration services and has received more than 80 million in federal contracts related disaster recovery...
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8TH CIRCUIT DEFERS TO EMPLOYER’S JUDGMENT ON WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION
May 7, 2013, 9:18:00 AM
To claim protected class membership under the ADA, the individual must prove (a) disability within the meaning of the law (an impairment that...
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DCI Staff Attend SIOP’s 28th Annual Conference Held In Houston
May 7, 2013, 9:17:00 AM
The 28th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 11-13, 2013 in Houston, TX. Attendees...
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Court Finds Stock Statistics Sufficient for Systemic Discrimination Whereas Applicant Flow Data are Unnecessary
Apr 23, 2013, 9:40:00 AM
The case is EEOC v. Bass Pro Outdoor World (BPOW) decided on March 18, 2013 by District Court Judge Keith B. Ellison of the District of Texas,...
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Criminal Background Checks to Get A Close Look
Apr 9, 2013, 9:06:00 AM
In the past year, both EEOC and OFCCP have given notice that they will be carefully watching employers’ policies on hiring criminal offenders. In...
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Key Affirmative Action Case
Apr 9, 2013, 9:05:00 AM
The case is Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, which the Supreme Court granted certiorari on March 25, 2013 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 2504]....
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COURT ORDERS EEOC TO PRODUCE WITNESS FOR DEPOSITION REGARDING WHETHER PRE-SUIT INVESTIGATION OCCURRED
Mar 25, 2013, 4:16:00 PM
The case is EEOC v. Grane Healthcare, decided on 3/25/13 by Judge Kim R. Gibson of the Western District of Pennsylvania [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...
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District Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Credit Check Case
Mar 20, 2013, 8:08:00 PM
The case is EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning decided on January 28 by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan of the District Court for the Northern District of...
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Letter To President For Executive Order Banning Contractors From Discriminating Based On Sexual Orientation
Mar 8, 2013, 1:13:00 PM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology