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Split Decision on EEOC Background Check Guidance Case in Texas

On February 1, 2018, a federal court judge issued a split decision in Texas v. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding...

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EEOC and DOJ take Opposing Positions on Sexual Orientation Discrimination in 2nd Circuit

On June 23, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed an amicus brief in the 2nd Circuit appeal of Zarda v. Altitude Express,...

DCI Video Chat: Google Wins Denial of Access Matter with OFCCP

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Is your website accessible?

The time has come that businesses need to take a serious look at their websites and accessibility. A Florida federal judge has ruled Winn-Dixie’s...

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DCI Staff Attend SIOP’S 32nd Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida

The 32nd Annual Conference for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 26-29, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. This...

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Third Circuit Rules In Favor Of Subgroup Comparisons In ADEA Adverse Impact Claims

The case is Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, a class action ADEA ruling handed down on 1/10/17 [849 F.3d 61]. Pittsburgh Glass Works (the Company)...

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11th Circuit Issues Critical Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ruling

The case is Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital decided on 3/10/17 [2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 4301]. Three things make this case special. First, it’s a 2-1...

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For Whom The Clock Tolls

The case is McKeny v. Middleton, decided on 3/16/17 in the Southern District of Ohio [2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37912]. Timothy McKeny, an assistant...

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Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Record on Employment Law As a 10th Circuit Court Judge

In researching Judge Gorsuch’s record, I found 13 relevant employment discrimination cases.* By my count, 9 were favorable to employers and four were...

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Supreme Court to Review Rulings on Arbitration Agreements that Preclude Class Action Lawsuits

Mandatory agreement to binding arbitration of employment disputes as a condition of employment was upheld under the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925...

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Jones et. al. v. Boston Police Department: A Case of Hair Splitting

This case, decided on 12/28/16 by the 1st Circuit Court, was (at least to me) at first blush, uninspiring. After reading the case, I believe it has...

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EEOC Victory Regarding Harassment Based On Sexual Orientation – Part I

This is the first of two Alerts. Part I below discusses EEOC v. Scott Medical Health Center [2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153744], decided on November 4,...