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Implications of VF Jeanswear Case on Race Comparison Groups
In a follow-up to our August 7th blog on the ALJ ruling in the OFCCP v VF Jeanswear Limited case, we’d like to reiterate the importance of this case...
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Nine State Attorneys General Challenge EEOC Proscriptions Against Criminal Background Checks in Letter to EEOC
Aug 14, 2013, 2:07:00 PM
The letter was written on July 25, 2013 by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and is joined by attorneys general from Alabama,...
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DCI Staff Attend 31st ILG Annual Conference Held in Indianapolis
Aug 14, 2013, 11:22:00 AM
The 31st Annual National Conference for the Industry Liaison Group (ILG) was held July 30 – August 2, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN. This annual...
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OFCCP V. VF Jeanswear Limited: ALJ Delivers Summary Judgement Ruling in Favor of VF on Subgroup Aggregation
Aug 7, 2013, 1:09:00 PM
The ruling, by ALJ Kenneth A. Krantz was handed down on 8/5/13. What’s interesting in this ruling is that OFCCP, for all intents and purposes,...
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UGESP Series Post #4: Implementation of Selection Systems – A Key Piece of The Validation Puzzle
Jul 23, 2013, 9:48:00 AM
In this installment of our UGESP series, we address an aspect of the validation process that presents significant EEO enforcement risk if overlooked:...
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OFCCP Settles With TUFTS Associated Health Plans on Race-Based Claims of Discrimination and Retaliation
Jul 19, 2013, 10:33:00 AM
In a press release dated July 17, 2013, the OFCCP announced that Tufts Associated Health Plans has agreed to a $372,739 settlement related to charges...
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UGESP Series Post #1: Defining Employment Decisions and Selection Procedures Under UGESP
Jul 9, 2013, 9:42:00 AM
In our last set of blog posts, we promised a series of posts attending to specific compliance issues related to the Uniform Guidelines on Employee...
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UGESP Series Post #2: Analyzing Selection Decisions
Jul 9, 2013, 9:41:00 AM
In selection systems that leverage more than one procedure and/or tool to make employment decisions, evaluation of disparities becomes complicated,...
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Criminal Background Checks: Guilty Until Proven Valid
Jul 9, 2013, 9:40:00 AM
EEOC recently sued BMW Manufacturing and Dollar General alleging that their use of criminal background checks resulted in discrimination against...
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J.B. HUNT SETTLES WITH EEOC ON RACE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON CRIMINAL CONVICTION RECORDS
Jul 9, 2013, 9:35:00 AM
The Settlement was announced on 6/28/13 and may be viewed on the EEOC Website at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-28-13c.cfm. The details...
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SUPREME COURT NARROWS DEFINITION OF “SUPERVISOR” IN VANCE V. BALL STATE RACIAL HARASSMENT CASE
Jul 9, 2013, 9:34:00 AM
The ruling was handed down on 6/24/13 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 4703]. The issue of whether an alleged harasser is a supervisor or co-worker is important...
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Supreme Court Punts in Long-Awaited Ruling in Fisher V. University of Texas
Jul 9, 2013, 9:32:00 AM
The ruling was handed down on 6/24/13 [2013 U.S. LEXIS 4701]. In a 7-1 vote (with Justice Kagan not participating), the Court decided that the...