TINNEY V. NEW HAVEN: RICCI ACT 2

OFCCP Blog Spot
by Art Gutman Ph.D., Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

In a lawsuit filed in the District Court of Connecticut, Garry Tinney and six co-plaintiffs sued the City of New Haven and the International Association of Firefighters Local 825 for racial discrimination in relation to the promotion exams targeted in Ricci v. DeStefano. Recall that the Supreme Court ruling in this case was that New Haven could not prove a reasonable basis for believing they would lose an adverse impact challenge to minority applicants for promotion to lieutenant and captain. Of course, there was every reason to believe they would be sued, and the lawsuit was filed on October 7, 2011 (see http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/upload/2011/10/Firefighters.pdf). The lawsuit cites the 5th and 14th Amendments, and both adverse impact and disparate treatment under Title VII.

Full Blog Post: http://ofccp.blogspot.com/2011/11/tinney-v-new-haven-ricci-act-2.html

Commission to Examine Disparate Treatment in Hiring

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
PRESS RELEASE
6-16-11

June 22 Meeting to Focus on Barriers to Employment in the 21st Century Workplace

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) Wednesday, June 22, on the role of disparate treatment in hiring and the actions being taken by the EEOC and the private sector to address it.
The meeting will be held at EEOC headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations.
The Commission will hear from invited panelists. The meeting agenda includes:
Panel 1: Synopsis of Disparate Treatment in Hiring
Katharine W. Kores, District Director, EEOC Memphis District Office
Bill Lann Lee, Plaintiff Employment Law Expert, Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker, & Jackson, P.C.
Grace E. Speights, Defense Employment Law Expert, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Panel 2: EEOC’s Litigation
Kate Boehringer, Supervisory Trial Attorney, EEOC Baltimore Field Office
Diane Smason, Supervisory Trial Attorney, EEOC Chicago District Office
Panel 3: Overview of Hiring Discrimination Research & Training
Marc Bendick, Employment Discrimination Researcher, Bendick & Eagan Economic Consultants, Inc.
Rae T. Vann, General Counsel, Equal Employment Advisory Council
A brief question-and-answer session with EEOC Commissioners will follow each panel discussion.
Seating is limited and it is suggested that visitors arrive 30 minutes before the meeting in order to be processed through security and escorted to the meeting room. The Commission agenda is subject to revision. Additional information about the hearing, when available, will be posted at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/meetings/index.cfm.
The Commission will hold open the June 22, 2011, Commission meeting record for 15 days, and invites audience members, as well as other members of the public, to submit written comments on any issues or matters discussed at the meetings. Public comments may be mailed to Commission Meeting, EEOC Executive Officer, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20507, or emailed to Commissionmeetingcomments@eeoc.gov. All comments received will be made available to members of the Commission and to Commission staff working on the matters discussed at the meetings. Comments will also be placed in the EEOC library for public review.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.

http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-16-11.cfm