DCI Consulting Blog

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...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyAs reported on 9/17/12, Meyer Tool agreed to settlement with the OFCCP.  As previously reported in an alert posted on 12/13/10, the OFCCP filed an administrative complaint against Meyer...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyIt is commonly known at this point that pre-offer medical exams or inquiries of any kind are illegal under the ADA. Of course, post-offer medical exams are legal, and it is also legal to...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThere are three prongs to being disabled within the meaning of the ADA: (1) a current physical or mental impairment that substantially interferes with a major life activity; (2) a...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe analyzed the Supreme Court’s ruling in an alert posted on June 21, 2011. We then reported that the plaintiffs requested additional time to modify the class and petition for...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyWe reported on Act 1 in an alert posted on May 31, 2011. It seemed like the case was over --- well think again. What seemed ominous for test makers at that time seems even more ominous...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. United Airlines, originally decided on March 7, 2012 [2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4713] and posted in an alert dated March 12, 2012. The more recent United Airlines ruling,...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is Apsley v. Boeing, decided on August 27, 2012 [2012 U.S. App. Lexis 18161]. Boeing sold two of its facilities to Spirit AeroSystems and terminated an entire workforce of more...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe case is EEOC v. Freeman, decided on August 14, 2012 by Judge Charles B. Day, Magistrate for the District Court of Maryland [2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 114408]. The facts are that the EEOC...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe Case is Hall v. Walsh Construction decided on August 9, 2012 [2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112111] by Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow of the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. The...

by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of TechnologyThe Case is Harty v. City of Sanford (Florida), decided on August 8, 2012 [2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 111121] by Judge Gregory A. Presnell of the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division....