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EEOC OBTAINS JURY VERDICT FOR SAME-SEX HARASSMENT AGAINST MEN

February 27, 2007

The EEOC has announced a federal jury verdict against Hill Brothers Construction Company and Engineering Company, Inc. in a rare same-sex harassment lawsuit brought by the agency on behalf of male employees who were sexually harassed by other men....

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COURT APPROVES GENDER BIAS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST WAL-MART

February 07, 2007

A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the certification of a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, which alleged that as many as 1.5 million current and former female employees were discriminated against in pay and promotions (Dukes v....

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EEOC ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENTS OF RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUITS

February 06, 2007

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced two new settlements involving racial harassment.AK Steel Corporation - $600,000 Settlement: AK Steel Corporation will pay $600,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit that charged...

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EEOC and Quietflex Announce Approval of $2.8 Million Settlement

February 06, 2007

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the final approval of a settlement of discrimination claims against Quietflex Manufacturing Company, L.P., which produces flexible air conditioning ducts and component products. U.S....

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EEOC Charges Up in 2006, First Increase Since 2002

February 02, 2007

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced new statistics indicating discrimination charges against private sector employers increased for the first time since 2002. The EEOC reports a total of 75,768 discrimination charges...

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OFCCP Announces Goodyear Will Pay to Settle Hiring Bias Lawsuit

January 24, 2007

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that an administrative law judge approved a consent decree with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. that will resolve a lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against some 800 female job applicants at the...

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Supreme Court’s Pending Pay Discrimination Case Packed with Drama

January 10, 2007

David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting Group, Inc., offers another unique “inside the Beltway” perspective on important EEO developments:A “must-watch” case for employers now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court asks how long an employee who is the...

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EEOC RELEASES SEMIANNUAL REGULATORY AGENDA

January 05, 2007

The EEOC published its semiannual regulatory agenda in the Federal Register on December 11 (71 Fed. Reg. 73984). The following regulatory items are of interest to corporate affirmative action and EEO practitioners:Proposed Rule Stage

  • Disparate...
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Michigan Voters Approve Ban on Affirmative Action

November 09, 2006

Michigan voters have approved by a wide margin a controversial ballot initiative to outlaw racial, gender and ethnicity preferences in public college admissions, government hiring and government contracting. With 99 percent of the precincts...

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EEOC LITIGATION ACTIVITY

November 06, 2006

Age Discrimination

  • Allstate Insurance Company: Judge E. Richard Webber of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis ruled October 19 that Allstate Insurance Company’s one-year moratorium on rehiring its former sales...
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ILLINOIS COMPANY TO PAY $5 MILLION TO SETTLE CLASS ACTION DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS

October 30, 2006

On October 5, an Illinois federal judge approved a $5 million preliminary consent decree to resolve two consolidated class action employment discrimination lawsuits against the Woodward Governor Co., a global provider of engine systems and parts (...

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SUMMARY OF RECENT EEOC LITIGATION ACTIVITY

October 19, 2006

Disability Discrimination

  • United Airlines: The EEOC filed a lawsuit in Seattle on September 28 against United Airlines alleging the carrier violated the Americans With Disabilities Act when it fired three employees who were physically unable to...
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