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The case is EEOC v. Kaplan Higher Learning decided on January 28 by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan of the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division (2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11722). The EEOC claimed that Kaplan’s use of credit...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Phipps v. Wal-Mart, decided on 2/20/13 by Judge Aleta A. Trauger of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22684]....

The directive was issued on January 29, 2013 and is effective immediately (see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/directives/dir306.htm). The OFCCP endorses and builds upon EEOC guidance on criminal records in employment decisions issued on...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIn what is becoming a long-running saga, Judge Kimba M. Wood of the Southern District of New York issued the latest of a series of rulings relating to certification of teachers in New...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe settlement was reported in a news release dated December 18, 2012 and may be viewed at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20122228.htm#.UNnA146hDzJ. Clougherty Packing...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. McLane, decided on November 19, 2012 [2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164920]. The facts are that a female employee (Damiana Ochoa) failed the Industrial Physical Capacity...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe hearing was held on December 7, 2012 in front of an eight-member panel that reports directly to the President and Congress. About 20 witnesses were heard. The discussion was, not...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Volling v. Antioch Rescue Squad, decided on December 4, 2012 by District Court Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division [2012 U.S. Dist...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe reported in an alert on August 20, 2011 that District Court Judge Sean F. Cox ordered the EEOC to pay 2.6 million dollars for attorneys’ fees and costs in the case of EEOC v. Cintas...

The study was published by Andreas Liebbrant and John A. List on August 23, 2012 and is entitled Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? Evidence From A Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment [NBER working paper #18511]. The first author graciously sent...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe report is based on data from college graduates in 2007 and 2008 that were employed full time a year after their graduation. The report may be viewed at: ...

by Eric M. Dunleavy Ph.D., Principal Consultant, DCI ConsultingIf you follow this blog regularly, you know that we have been staying busy over the last few months keeping the EEO community updated on various court rulings, settlements, regulatory...