by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn a ruling that should interest all employers facing class action lawsuits, the 9th Circuit, interpreting Dukes v. Walmart, overturned the main components of a class action lawsuit...
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September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyI want to use this space to explain why Grant v. Metro is potentially a landmark case in the making. It’s a relatively lengthy story, so please bear with me. The story begins with the...
September 19, 2011
Grant v. Metro was decided on August 26, 2011 by a divided three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court [2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 18054]. The case was recently summarized by Rich Tonowski of the EEOC. I’ve been waiting for this type of case since the...
September 12, 2011
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe suit, announced on September 1, 2011, seeks back pay, interest for at least 270 class members and job offers for at least 17 of the original applicants under the threat of...
August 20, 2011
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe purpose of this alert is to further explain the distinction between the McDonnell Douglas scenario for individual disparate treatment claims versus the Teamsters scenario for...
August 20, 2011
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyI reported on the district court ruling on this case in a DCI Alert dated May 17, 2010. To refresh your memory, Michael Briscoe was an applicant for lieutenant in the Ricci v. DeStefano...
August 08, 2011
The 29th Annual National Conference for the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) was held July 25 – 29, 2011 in New Orleans, LA. This annual conference brings together members of the federal contracting community to discuss affirmative action and equal...
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe agreement relates to a charge of discrimination in hiring against Hispanic, African American and females for the position of material handler. Alcoa Mills will make $484,656.19 in...
July 26, 2011
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. Schwan’s Home Service [ 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 14291, 7/13/11]. The facts are that Schwan hired Kim Millren in March 2007 as a location general manager under the...
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyOn August 17, 2009, Judge Sam Sparks of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted summary judgment to the University of Texas (UT) at Austin in a lawsuit by two...
by Eileen Curtayne, Ph.D. and Jana Moberg, HR Analysts DCI ConsultingOn June 22, 2011 the EEOC hosted a commission meeting to address potential strategies for identifying and remedying disparate treatment in applicant hiring. According to the...
