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“Inside Look” at the 2007 ILG Conference Presentations on Employment Testing

September 07, 2007

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...

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DCI’S Michael Aamodt’s Article On Testing Is Published In Assessment Council News

August 17, 2007

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,...

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Jury Awards Plaintiff $166,500 in Disability Lawsuit Against Subway

August 17, 2007

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...

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF SYSTEMIC RACE BIAS

July 18, 2007

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...

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EEOC Announces $500,000 Settlement of Race Discrimination Lawsuit

June 26, 2007

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...

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EEOC Holds Important Public Meeting on Testing and Selection

May 30, 2007

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...

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EEOC Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit for $2.3 Million

April 18, 2007

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...

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Bill Would Bar Federal Contractors for Hiring Illegal Aliens

April 10, 2007

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...

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GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS SAY SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION AND TESTING ARE KEY PRIORITIES

April 03, 2007

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...

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EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Walgreens for Race Discrimination

March 14, 2007

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:...

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FEDERAL JUDGE APPROVES $5 MILLION DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT AGAINST WOODWARD GOVERNOR

February 27, 2007

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that a federal judge has given final approval to a $5 million settlement resolving two consolidated class action employment discrimination lawsuits against Colorado-based Woodward...

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EEOC to Launch Initiative on Racism and Colorism in Employment

February 27, 2007

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that it will unveil a national initiative called “E-RACE, Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment” at a meeting on February 28 at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting...

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