Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Iowa State Government Begins its Defense in Case on Bias in Hiring

Des Moines Register
11:21 PM, Oct. 4, 2011

A multimillion-dollar, class-action challenge to Iowa’s allegedly discriminatory hiring process shifted gears Tuesday as plaintiffs’ lawyers rested and state attorneys began their more formal attack on “the amorphous nature of this particular case.”
Plaintiffs’ attorneys rested their case halfway through the 17th day of testimony in Pippen vs. State of Iowa following questions to Joe Ellis, who was state government’s chief affirmative action officer before he retired in 2009.
Ellis also was the first witness for state lawyers, who until Tuesday had largely restrained their questioning.

Full Story: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20111005/NEWS/310050043/-1/gallery_array/Iowa-state-government-begins-its-defense-case-bias-hiring

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