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EEOC Releases Important Guidance on Use of Criminal and Arrest Records By Employers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Highlight, Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center

The EEOC yesterday released important new guidance for employers on the use of arrest and conviction records by employers under Title VII.  You can read the guidance here as well as a short question-and-answer document too.  For employers in Connecticut, this new guidance only adds to the state-specific rules we have here in state and should… Continue Reading

Connecticut Supreme Court Stakes Out “Similarly Situated” and Statistical Standards

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

As we continue the analysis of this week’s Connecticut Supreme Court decisions, the court also clarified how employees can prove their claims of discrimination in Perez-Dickson v. City of Bridgeport.  It is the first opinion in some years to do so and employers (and practitioners) will likely want to cite this case on a going-forward… Continue Reading

EEOC Publishes Final Rule on Reasonable Factors Other Than Age (RFOA)

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and Regulations

Today, the EEOC has published its final rule clarifying a portion of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).  You can download the rule here and a FAQ from the EEOC here.   The rule comes as a partial response to a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that analyzed the issue.  The rule has some significance… Continue Reading

BREAKING: Second Circuit Allows Black Firefighter’s Suit Against New Haven To Proceed

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Class Actions, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

The Second Circuit today reinstated claims brought by a black firefighter against the City of New Haven alleging that he was unfairly denied promotion to the position of lieutenant because of the city’s scoring of a 2003 promotional exam.  (I covered the original lawsuit back in 2009 here.) The decision in Briscoe v. City of… Continue Reading

Black Firefighters Move to Intervene in Ricci v. DeStefano

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Litigation

Yesterday, a group of black firefighters filed a motion to intervene in the Ricci v. DeStefano case claiming their rights will be "irrevocably impaired " if they aren’t allowed to join in the case.  You can download the motion and the accompanying memorandum of law here.  The motion was not unexpected though I’m not sure… Continue Reading