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Discrimination Against Unemployed Applicants? EEOC Hears Experts.

Written on 26 Apr, 2011 at 10:00

Recently the EEOC held a public meeting to look into "the emerging practice of excluding unemployed persons from applicant pools” and whether such a practice is unlawful under federal discrimination laws.... (Continue reading)

Non-Decision-Maker Bias & Discrimination Liability Under Cat’s Paw Theory in Supreme Court’s Staub v. Proctor Hospital Decision. Part II — Commentary

Written on 22 Mar, 2011 at 14:52

We summarize commentary on Supreme Court's Staub case allowing discrimination liability based on non-decision-making supervisor bias ("Cat's Paw" theory) and offer some advice of our own. ... (Continue reading)

Ricci v. DeStefano, a/k/a The New Haven Firefighters’ Case, Part I:
The Basics: the Facts and Holding of the Ricci case

Written on 6 Jul, 2009 at 15:41

There’s no way I can get the “scoop” on what has been perhaps the most eagerly awaited Supreme Court decision of the term: Ricci v. DeStefano, No. 07-1428 (June 29, 2009). Since the Court’s 5-4 decision was announced last week,... (Continue reading)