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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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EEO Case Law (7)
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Oklahoma Passes Law Restricting Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees
May 27, 2014, 8:35:39 AM
We have previously reported on two “disasters” related to the misuse of social media information (see Alerts dated 12/5/13 & 3/17/14). Now we have...
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FURTHER NOTE ON SCHUETTE V. COALITION TO DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Apr 29, 2014, 10:23:25 AM
Just as I finished writing on the Schuette ruling itself, I received an inquiry as to what, if any, are the implications of the ruling for federal...
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Michigan Voter Ban on Race Preference in Scheutte v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Apr 29, 2014, 10:21:05 AM
I previewed the oral arguments in this case in an Alert dated 10/22/13 and, quite frankly, I got it wrong. I thought it had a chance of being a 4-4...
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No Legal Basis For Claiming Reverse Discrimination Under The ADA
Apr 29, 2014, 10:18:49 AM
The case is Ingram v. Henry Ford Health Systems decided on 4/21/14 by Judge Nancy G. Edmunds of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
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Bed Bath and Beyond Agrees to $125,000 Settlement for Policy That Automatically Excludes Applicants With Felony Charges
Apr 29, 2014, 10:15:04 AM
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on 4/22/14 that Bed Bath & Beyond agreed to rescind its policy to automatically...
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SPLIT 6TH CIRCUIT PANEL OVERTURNS SUMMARY JUDGMENT RULING ON WORKING AT HOME AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Apr 29, 2014, 10:12:50 AM
The case is EEOC v. Ford Motor Company decided by a 2-1 split ruling by the 6th Circuit on 4/22/14 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 7502]. The case is important...
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EEOC Loses Appeal in Kaplan Case
Apr 15, 2014, 10:45:56 AM
I reported on district court ruling EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning in an Alert dated 3/21/13, in which Judge Patricia A. Gaughan of the District...
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Secretary Of Labor Announces Moratorium For TRICARE Providers
Apr 1, 2014, 1:04:36 PM
The Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, announced a moratorium on enforcement of affirmative action obligations for TRICARE providers. In a letter to...
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House of Representatives Inquires About DOL's Future Plans for LGBT
Apr 1, 2014, 12:54:25 PM
In a letter addressed to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, 19 Democrats from the House of Representatives inquired about the extent to which the...
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98 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT IN UNITED STATES v. NYC FIREFIGHTER CASE
Apr 1, 2014, 12:47:15 PM
We first reported on this case in an Alert on August 12, 2010. The case is interesting because it is a long-running adverse impact case that...
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District Court Judge Rules in Favor of OFCCP’s New Section 503 Rrule
Mar 21, 2014, 2:12:41 PM
A ruling was issued today by District Judge Emmet Sullivan in the case of Associated Builders Contractors, Inc. v. Patricia A. Shiu in the United...