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Wal-Mart Agrees to Multi-Million Settlement in California Wage-Hour Class Action
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology Wal-Mart agreed to a settlement of up to 86 million dollars for 232,000 employees...
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EEO Case Law (26)
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Third-Party Sexual Harassment in Prisons
May 17, 2010, 2:48:00 PM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On May 7 2010, the 11th Circuit affirmed a district court judgment of $630,000 for 14...
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EN BANC PANEL OF 9TH CIRCUIT COURT RULES IN DUKES V. WAL-MART
Apr 27, 2010, 9:16:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology On April 26, 2010, a panel of eleven 9th Circuit Court judges ruled 6-5 that a class...
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Two Religious Garb Rulings Favoring Plaintiffs
Apr 20, 2010, 12:46:00 PM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology The first ruling is Haqq v. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, decided on...
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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (DOC) EARLY RETIREMENT POLICY VIOLATES THE ADEA
Apr 20, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In an April 8, 2010 ruling by Judge Paul A. Magnusen of the US District Court for the...
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TERMINATED HIV+ EMPLOYEE ALLOWED TO PURSUE CLAIMS UNDER THE ADA AMENDMENTS ACT (ADAAA)
Apr 20, 2010, 11:48:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology In an April 12, 2010 ruling in the US District Court for the Northern District of...
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Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee(HELP) Holds Hearing on Paycheck Fairness Act(PFA)
Mar 30, 2010, 10:43:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology The meeting, held on March 11, 2010 was chaired by Senator Harkin, with testimony...
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EEOC Stepping up Pressure on Disability Claims?
Mar 30, 2010, 10:37:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology Perhaps. or perhaps it’s coincidental. I’ll let you judge. Between March 2 and March...
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Firefighters Lose in Disparate Treatment Reverse Discrimination Ruling
Mar 30, 2010, 10:33:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology On March 12, the 7th Circuit affirmed a district court summary judgment ruling...
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Pending Legislation Related to EEO Issues
Mar 30, 2010, 10:31:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology According to a BNA report dated March 26, 2010, congress is likely to turn its...
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Harassment and Retaliation: Two Intriguing Rulings
Mar 30, 2010, 10:23:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology Generally, there are three prongs to a retaliation claim: (1) plaintiffs must...
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STOP THE NAME CALLING --- OR ELSE
Mar 30, 2010, 10:19:00 AM
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Psychology On March 17, 2010, the EEOC announced a settlement of $115,000 with Administaff, a...