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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...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe report is based on data from college graduates in 2007 and 2008 that were employed full time a year after their graduation. The report may be viewed at: ...

by Eric M. Dunleavy Ph.D., Principal Consultant, DCI ConsultingIf you follow this blog regularly, you know that we have been staying busy over the last few months keeping the EEO community updated on various court rulings, settlements, regulatory...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIt is commonly known at this point that pre-offer medical exams or inquiries of any kind are illegal under the ADA. Of course, post-offer medical exams are legal, and it is also legal to...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThere are three prongs to being disabled within the meaning of the ADA: (1) a current physical or mental impairment that substantially interferes with a major life activity; (2) a...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe analyzed the Supreme Court’s ruling in an alert posted on June 21, 2011. We then reported that the plaintiffs requested additional time to modify the class and petition for...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe reported on Act 1 in an alert posted on May 31, 2011. It seemed like the case was over --- well think again. What seemed ominous for test makers at that time seems even more ominous...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a settlement announced by the EEOC on 9/5/12, Dura Automotive Systems agreed to a $750,000 ADA settlement (see http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/9-5-12.cfm). It was alleged...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. United Airlines, originally decided on March 7, 2012 [2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4713] and posted in an alert dated March 12, 2012. The more recent United Airlines ruling,...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Apsley v. Boeing, decided on August 27, 2012 [2012 U.S. App. Lexis 18161]. Boeing sold two of its facilities to Spirit AeroSystems and terminated an entire workforce of more...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. Freeman, decided on August 14, 2012 by Judge Charles B. Day, Magistrate for the District Court of Maryland [2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 114408]. The facts are that the EEOC...