DCI Consulting Blog

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn October 16, 2007, EEOC filed a complaint and a consent decree (EEOC v. B & H Foto and Electronics Corp., No. 07-CV-9241) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York,...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has ruled the EEOC may proceed to trial with its class...

by Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D., Sr. Consultant, DCI Consulting Group, Inc.I attended a number of presentations at the recent 25th Annual Industry Liaison Group (ILG) Conference focused on employment testing. These sessions were targeted toward federal...

Don’t miss the informative article, “A Test! A Test! My Kingdom for a Valid Test!” written by Michael Aamodt, Ph.D., Vice President with DCI Consulting Group. Mike is an industrial psychologist specializing in employee selection, test validation,...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC has announced a favorable jury verdict of $166,500 in a disability harassment lawsuit filed against a Subway restaurant franchise on behalf of a female manager who was discriminated...

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC has announced a $20 million proposed consent decree resolving a systemic race discrimination lawsuit against Walgreens, an Illinois-based national drug store chain (EEOC v. Walgreen...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsMichigan Seamless, a steel tubing company in South Lyon, Michigan, has agreed to pay $500,000 and implement injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The...

The EEOC held a public meeting on May 16 to gather information and address emerging trends in workplace testing and selection procedures. Fifteen invited expert panelists spoke at the meeting, including EEOC attorneys and charging parties, advocates...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC announced that it had settled a lawsuit against Jeff Wyler Eastgate, Inc. and 10 additional Jeff Wyler-owned auto dealerships alleging they discriminated against a class of...

The Acquisition Reform Working Group, which represents various industry groups, has expressed opposition to Section 569 of the Senate-passed Emergency Supplemental (H.R. 1591). Under this provision, employers that violate immigration laws would be...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsSystemic discrimination and testing are key priorities for federal agencies enforcing federal EEO law, according to government attorneys speaking at the American Bar Association’s National...

The EEOC has announced the filing of a class action discrimination lawsuit against Walgreen Company alleging the Illinois-based national drugstore chain engaged in widespread racial bias against thousands of African-American employees.Allegations:...