Archive for the ‘Affirmative Action News’ Category
A subject that wonât vanish
livemint.com (India)Summary Judgement Prashant AgrawalPosted: Tue, Nov 29 2011. 10:42 PM IST Indiaâs private sector needs to watch only one Bollywood movie this year: Aarakshan. Unlike most big budget movies, this one tackles a sensitive subjectâquotasâin educational institutions. Though the film is focused squarely on education, the issue of affirmative action not only haunts educational [...]
December 4, 2011
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Cargill rejects charges
feedstuffs.com(11/30/2011)Rod Smith The U.S. Department of Labor has brought a complaint against Cargill Inc. alleging that the company’s meat business has engaged in “systematic” discriminatory hiring practices — a complaint that Cargill said was unexpected and unfounded.Labor filed its complaint yesterday, charging specifically that Cargill’s turkey processing plant in Springdale, Ark., preferably hired Asian and [...]
December 4, 2011
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Barbara Arnwine, Civil Rights Lawyer, Has Home Raided By Police
The Huffington PostFirst Posted: 11/28/11 04:10 PM ET Updated: 11/29/11 09:37 AM ET A civil rights lawyer said she is outraged and is sharing her story with the media, after her Maryland home was raided by police shortly before Thanksgiving.Barbara Arnwine, the executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said her [...]
December 4, 2011
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Condoleeza Rice Says America Will Never Be ‘Race Blind’ On ‘Face the Nation’ VIDEO
Huffington PostFirst Posted: 11/29/11 09:40 AM ET Updated: 11/29/11 12:41 PM ET Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, has been speaking out and reflecting on her time spent in the White House, much of which she recounts in her memoir “No Higher Honor.”During an interview on a special Thanksgiving edition of CBS’ “Face the Nation,” [...]
December 4, 2011
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Compensating Differentials for Sexual Harassment
Professor Joni Hersch of Vanderbilt University has published a paper that suggests that women who work in workplaces where there is a higher risk of sexual harassment are compensated more for such an environment. The abstract states: American Economic Review“Workplace sexual harassment is illegal, but many workers report that they have been sexually harassed. Exposure [...]
December 4, 2011
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WIAReport Survey: First-Year Enrollments of Women at the Nationâs Leading Research Universities
Women in Academia ReportPosted on Nov 22, 2011 WIAReport surveyed the nationâs highest-ranking research universities to determine the percentage of women in this yearâs entering classes. Of the 29 high-ranking universities that responded to our survey, women were a majority of the entering students at 14 schools while there were more men than women in [...]
December 4, 2011
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Affirmative Action for Men?
Women in Academia ReportPosted on Nov 23, 2011 Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, one of the original Seven Sisters schools, decided to go co-educational in 1970. Since that time, the college has struggled to achieve a student body that is balanced between men and women.Due in part to its history as a womenâs college, [...]
December 4, 2011
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Much Pain, a Lot of Gain in EEOC Awards
Law.comEEOC awards for pain and suffering have reached an all-time high.Jenna GreeneThe National Law JournalNovember 29, 2011 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission feels federal workers’ pain â and will pay them for it.A review of commission decisions during the past decade shows an uptick in awards for emotional distress. In fiscal year 2011, the [...]
December 4, 2011
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Responding to OFCCP document requests after united space alliance v. solis
LexologyHusch Blackwell LLPUSANovember 17 2011Posted by Deena Jenab Chief Judge Royce Lamberth’s 46-page decision in United Space Alliance, LLC v. Solis, No. 11-746 (D.D.C. Nov. 14, 2011), introduces new uncertainties for contractors facing OFCCP investigations. The case arose from a 2009 OFCCP desk audit of United Space Alliance’s facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Applying DOL’s [...]
December 4, 2011
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Massachusetts legislature passes An Act Relative to Gender Identity
LexologyMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PCMartha J. ZackinUSANovember 21 2011 On November 15, 2011, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed An Act Relative to Gender Identity, by a vote of 115 to 37. The next day, the bill was passed in a voice vote by the Massachusetts Senate. If Governor Patrick signs it, [...]
December 4, 2011
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Use of âEnglish-onlyâ policies is subject of disagreement between governmental agencies
Lexology.comOgletree DeakinsMaria Greco DanaherUSA The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) has posted a report which recommends that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) modify its position that the use of âEnglish-onlyâ policies is a presumptive violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. See EEOCâs guideline at 29 C.F.R. § 1606.7 (2010). This [...]
December 4, 2011
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Occupy Wall Street and Affirmative Action
The RootThe protests — and Abigail Fisher’s lawsuit — remind us that inequality affects white people, too.By: John McWhorterPosted: November 25, 2011 at 12:32 AM The Occupy Wall Street phenomenon has a thing or two to teach us about, of all things, affirmative action.One of those affirmative-action-all-the-time spells will most likely be on us again [...]
December 4, 2011
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Former College Trustee Heyman â51 dies at 81
theDartmouth.comBy Lindsay EllisPublished on Monday, November 28, 2011 Ira Michael Heyman â51, a former member of the Board of Trustees who triumphed affirmative action while serving as Chancellor for University of California, Berkeley from 1980 to 1990, died due to complications from emphysema in his Berkeley home on Nov. 19, according to his son, James [...]
December 4, 2011
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Confronting Ignorance and Prejudice in Public Forums
The Chronicle of Higher EducationNovember 28, 2011, 3:07 pm By Marybeth Gasman This post is co-authored with Mayra Olivares-Urueta, a Ph.D. student at the University of North Texas. Mayra is pursuing research related to the involvement of Latino families in all aspects of the college process as well as increasing the number of underrepresented students [...]
December 4, 2011
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Dodgeâs Chicken To Pay $190,000 To Former Employee Fired After Suffering From Seizures
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionPress Release 11-28-11 Company Violated ADAAA Disability Law, EEOC ChargedHOT SPRINGS, Ark. â D&H Company, Dodge Brothers, Inc., and Giant Oil Company of Arkansas, Inc., doing business as Savings Station Dodge Stores and Dodgeâs Chicken Store, will pay $190,000 to settle a disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity [...]
December 4, 2011
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EEOC Intake, Relief Obtained and Charges Resolved Hit Record Highs in 2011
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionPress Release 11-15-11 Fiscal Year 2011 Shows First Reduction in Pending Inventory Since 2002 WASHINGTONâThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finished fiscal year 2011 with a ten percent decrease in its pending charge inventoryâthe first such reduction since 2002, achieved the highest ever monetary amounts through administrative enforcement, and received [...]
December 4, 2011
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Census 2010: Changes / Additions to Sixth Informal Update
Revisions to the “Sixth Informal Update on Status of ACS 2006-2010 Special EEO File” have been posted. Table of Changes to Census/SOC Crosswalk (PDF)Complete (Revised) Census/SOC Crosswalk (PDF) Per Joseph Donovan: “In summary, there were 23 changes. Seven of them reflected an improvement – by Census – in titles for groups of occupations and 13 [...]
December 4, 2011
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Census 2010: Sixth Informal Update on Status of ACS 2006-2010 Special EEO File
In the third Census 2010 update we received, [Joseph Donovan] stated that the American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010 Special EEO File would not contain a “disability” measure due to technical reasons, i.e., a “break-in-series” problem. However, one of the federal agencies sponsoring the creation of the upcoming Special EEO File has indicated to Census that [...]
December 4, 2011
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US Labor Department Files Complaint Against Cargill Meat Solutions for Discrimination at Springdale, Ark., Facility
In what is (potentially) one of the larger enforcement initiatives for 2011, the OFCCP has filed a complaint with the Office of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) alleging hiring discrimination against over 4,000 applicants for entry-level production jobs at Cargill Meat Solutionsâ Springdale, Arkansas facility. The Agency is seeking job offers and âmake-whole reliefâ (i.e., back-pay, [...]
December 4, 2011
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"Hire a Veteran" – President Obama signs the Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011
Federal contractors who had undergone recent audits can attest to the fact that the OFCCP is stepping up their expectations and efforts with regards to outreach programs geared towards recruitment (and hiring) of more veterans. The OFCCP has gone beyond just asking for proof of job postings, but has also asked for proof of the [...]
December 4, 2011
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Wealth Gaps Rise to Record Highs Between Whites, Blacks, Hispanics
Pew Social and Demographic TrendsReleased: July 26, 2011Twenty-to-OneBy Paul Taylor, Richard Fry and Rakesh Kochhar Executive Summary The median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available government data from 2009.These lopsided wealth ratios are [...]
November 27, 2011
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‘Sweden made me re-think affirmative action’
The Local (Sweden)Published: 23 Nov 11 11:20 CET Although Swedenâs emphasis on gender can at times seem a bit much to a foreigner, the battle to change perceptions of how a gender equal society can look, has made it a model to follow, Ruben Brunsveld observes.Ban mums’ bare boobs: young Swedes (26 Oct 11)Half of [...]
November 27, 2011
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What Should Obama Do on Affirmative Action?
The Chronicle of Higher EducationNovember 21, 2011, 5:53 pmBy Richard Kahlenberg President Obama, facing high unemployment and a sluggish economy, may soon encounter a new obstacle in his quest for re-election: the re-emergence of affirmative action in higher education as a political issue. The odds seem increasingly likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will take [...]
November 27, 2011
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Pro vs Con: Affirmative Action
(Loop 21 picture) Loop21By Kenrya Rankin8:37 AMNov 21st, 2011Two powerful arguments for an issue dividing the nation Affirmative action has long been a contentious question in this country. But no matter how itâs framed, most Americans believe the country still has work to do when it comes to social and economic equality. According to a [...]
November 27, 2011
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Nishimoto Trading Co. will pay $400,000 to 71 women to settle US Labor Department sex discrimination allegations
US Department of LaborOffice of Federal Contract Compliance ProgramsNews ReleaseOFCCP News Release: [11/17/2011] Nishimoto Trading Co. will pay $400,000 to 71 women to settle US Labor Department sex discrimination allegations Women denied employment at Santa Fe Springs, Calif., branch to receive back pay and job offersLOS ANGELES â The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of [...]
November 27, 2011
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