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Dial To Pay $3M for Strength Test with Disparate Impact on Women
Flex up ladies! You got to carry your weight if you want to work here.
Not so fast! A common sense approach to using a physical test that simulates a job activity for purposes of screening applicants for a manual position may well be shot down for having a disparate impact on women, as the Dial [...]
Who is an Applicant?
We just got a tip by email from David Manaster of the Electronic Recruiting Exchange about the new regulation defining an applicant.
See the definition and some questions and comments about it.
David asked for our thoughts.
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Previewing Employment Cases on Supreme Court Docket
The Supreme Court opened its term with an employment case. On October 3, it heard argument about whether a worker at a meat processing plant is entitled to be paid for the time she spends each day putting on and removing 10 pounds of protective equipment.
“The regulations in this area are somewhat confusing,” says [...]
