by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Phipps v. Wal-Mart, decided on 2/20/13 by Judge Aleta A. Trauger of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22684]....
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February 14, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologySNOPA was originally filed in April 2012 and died in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It was reintroduced on February 6, 2013 by the same actors as last year...
February 14, 2013
The directive was issued on January 29, 2013 and is effective immediately (see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/directives/dir306.htm). The OFCCP endorses and builds upon EEOC guidance on criminal records in employment decisions issued on...
February 14, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn what is becoming a long-running saga, Judge Kimba M. Wood of the Southern District of New York issued the latest of a series of rulings relating to certification of teachers in New...
February 14, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe’ve reported on the past attempts to enact the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA) in at leaset a dozen Alerts. By design, the PFA would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by, among...
January 08, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe settlement was reported in a news release dated December 18, 2012 and may be viewed at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20122228.htm#.UNnA146hDzJ. Clougherty Packing...
January 08, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. McLane, decided on November 19, 2012 [2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164920]. The facts are that a female employee (Damiana Ochoa) failed the Industrial Physical Capacity...
January 08, 2013
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe hearing was held on December 7, 2012 in front of an eight-member panel that reports directly to the President and Congress. About 20 witnesses were heard. The discussion was, not...
December 21, 2012
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Volling v. Antioch Rescue Squad, decided on December 4, 2012 by District Court Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division [2012 U.S. Dist...
December 21, 2012
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Vance v. Ball State University and the issue is the definition of supervisor. Oral arguments were held on 11/26/12.
The facts of the case are that Maetta Vance, the only...
November 20, 2012
The study was published by Andreas Liebbrant and John A. List on August 23, 2012 and is entitled Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? Evidence From A Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment [NBER working paper #18511]. The first author graciously sent...
