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    EEO Case Law (6)

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    Dollar General Agrees To 4 Million Dollar Settlement For Improper Use Of Background Credit Information

    The case is Marcum v. Dolgencorp (E.D. Va., No. 12-108, 10/16/14) and the reason for the settlement has nothing to do with adverse impact. The basis...

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    EEOC Locks in on Transgender Discrimination

    Recent lawsuits filed by the EEOC related to transgender discrimination illustrate what is a growing focus of the government and enforcement...

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    Implications of Lopez v. City of Lawrence

    On September 5, 2014, Judge D.J. O’Toole of the District Court of Massachusetts delivered the latest ruling on alternatives to reduce adverse impact...

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    President Obama Amends Executive Orders 11246 & 11478 Affording Protections for LGBT & Sexual Orientation

    The amendments were issued on July 21, 2014 amid controversy regarding who is who is not exempted. The first amendment includes gender identity and...

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    No Harm, No Foul Defense Rejected in ADA Case

    The case is EEOC v. Grane Healthcare Company, which has three iterations, all at the district court level. These include an initial ruling on March...

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    COUNTY AND UNION FOUND GUILTY OF RETALIATION

    The case is Booth v. Pasco County, Florida and Association of Firefighters Local 4420 decided on July 3, 2014 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 12838]. The facts...

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    9TH CIRCUIT OVERTURNS LOWER COURT RULING ON COMMONALITY IN CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION IN AN ADEA ADVERSE IMPACT CLAIM

    The case is Stockwell v. City & County of San Francisco decided on April 24, 2014 [749 F.3d 1107]. First the facts. In the early 1980s, the City of...

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    DCI Announces "Webinar Wednesdays" to Begin July 9

    DCI is gearing up to host a series of complimentary webinars to provide the federal contractor community with the most up-to-date guidance and tips...

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    House Republicans Criticize EEOC on Criminal Background Checks and Enforcement Tactics

    The criticisms were leveled during an oversight meeting on June 10, 2014 of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections chaired by Time Walberg...

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    8th Circuit Court Endorses Narrow Interpretation of Being "Similarly Situated"

    The case is Young v. Builder’s Steel decided on 6/9/14 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 10643]. The facts of the case are that Michael Young was the only black...

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    Plaintiff Awarded $1.35 Million in Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit

    The case is Barella v. Village of Freeport, the facts of which are described in district court rulings on November 8, 2013 [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...

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    DCI Staff Attend SIOP'S 29TH Annual Conference Held in Honolulu

    The 29th Annual Conference for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held May 15-17, 2014 in Honolulu, HI. This...

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