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 disparate impact allegations. https://dciconsult.com/us-vulcan-society-v-nyc-a-saga-continues/. Recall that...
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May 21, 2013
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 that is likely to continue. On May 14, the 2nd Circuit ruled in the latest version (Act IV) of US &...
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, not appeared in the OFCCP news site (see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/). However, other sources,...
Bertucci provides flood control and restoration services and has received more than 80 million in federal contracts related disaster recovery efforts, most notably, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the British Petroleum oil spill in...
May 07, 2013
To claim protected class membership under the ADA, the individual must prove (a) disability within the meaning of the law (an impairment that significantly restricts a major life activity) and, (b) qualification (ability to perform the essential job...
The 28th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 11-13, 2013 in Houston, TX. Attendees and presenters from a variety of industries and backgrounds took part in the event, including but not...
April 23, 2013
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, Houston Division [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 36711]. As far as pattern or practice cases go, this one is not...
April 09, 2013
In the past year, both EEOC and OFCCP have given notice that they will be carefully watching employers’ policies on hiring criminal offenders. In April of 2012, EEOC issued, EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction...
April 09, 2013
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]. The case involves an amendment to the Michigan State Constitution that would prohibit all sex and...
March 25, 2013
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 35869]. The case itself is a class action suit by the EEOC alleging that two healthcare providers (Grane...
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 Ohio, Eastern Division (2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11722). The EEOC claimed that Kaplan’s use of credit...
March 08, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology
The letter was written on February 20, 2013 and signed by more than 50 organizations.
The letter quoted from President Obama’s second inaugural address in which he stated “our journey...
