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		<title>Female Wal-Mart Employees File Charges to Preserve Sex Discrimination Claims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 500 current and former female employees of Wal-Mart that were part of the failed class action lawsuit have filed discrimination claims with the EEOC in an effort to protect their right to pursue individual and class action pay &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/female-wal-mart-employees-file-charges-to-preserve-sex-discrimination-claims">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to Settle Class Action Wage and Hour Claims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) has agreed to settle class action wage and hour claims.  The claims were brought in 2006 by a class of NPC sales representatives.  The settlement, which is subject to court approval, will provide a payment of &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/novartis-pharmaceuticals-corporation-to-settle-class-action-wage-and-hour-claims">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.landylsg.com/novartis-pharmaceuticals-corporation-to-settle-class-action-wage-and-hour-claims</link>
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		<title>Pepsi settles race discrimination lawsuit involving criminal background checks.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $3.13M to settle a race discrimination lawsuit involving criminal background checks.  Pepsi&#8217;s former policy of not hiring workers with arrest records, even if they had never been convicted &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/pepsi-settles-race-discrimination-lawsuit-involving-criminal-background-checks">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EEOC Leans Toward Limiting use of Criminal Background Checks for Hiring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers are predicting new guidelines from EEOC that will govern the use of criminal-background checks during the hiring process after attending hearings last month in Washington on the role that arrest and conviction records should or should not play in &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/eeoc-leans-toward-limiting-use-of-criminal-background-checks-for-hiring">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EEOC set to Meet on the use of Criminal Records in the Hiring Decision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – the agency of the United States Government that enforces the federal employment discrimination laws – will hold a meeting focusing on the use of criminal records for employment screening background checks on Tuesday, July &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/eeoc-set-to-meet-on-the-use-of-criminal-records-in-the-hiring-decision">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Book for HR Professionals seeking to Understand Statistical Analysis of Adverse Impact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new book by Stephanie Thomas aims to give human resources professionals and legal counsel a better understanding of the information their statistical consultants are providing. The hope is that this will provide them with an improved ability to identify &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/great-book-for-hr-professionals-seeking-to-understand-statistical-analysis-of-adverse-impact">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.landylsg.com/great-book-for-hr-professionals-seeking-to-understand-statistical-analysis-of-adverse-impact</link>
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		<title>Another Reason to be a Skinny Bitch? Weight Discrimination Running Riot!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology has found a relationship between how much you weigh and how much they pay. Yep, disgustingly, skinny women take home more money than their average or overweight counterparts &#8211; an additional &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/another-reason-to-be-a-skinny-bitch-weight-discrimination-running-riot">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.landylsg.com/another-reason-to-be-a-skinny-bitch-weight-discrimination-running-riot</link>
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		<title>A Fresh Perspective on What Makes Character</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new book by Psychology Professor, David DeSteno challenges the thought that character and morality are formed at a young age. He says the goal of the book is to help people understand why we behave in ways that are &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/a-fresh-perspective-on-what-makes-character">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.landylsg.com/a-fresh-perspective-on-what-makes-character</link>
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		<title>ADAAA Regulations take Effect Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The final regulations issued by the EEOC that implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) are effective today. The new regulations feature nine &#8220;Rules of Construction&#8221; to help employers determine whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity. &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/adaaa-regulations-take-effect-today">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.landylsg.com/adaaa-regulations-take-effect-today</link>
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		<title>Some interesting Stats on Social Media in the Workplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark Toth from Manpower recently spoke at the annual Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference on the topic of “Social Media and The Administration of Justice.” The panel included judges and lawyers concerned about the impact of social media on the law. &#8230; <a href="http://www.landylsg.com/some-interesting-stats-on-social-media-in-the-workplace-2">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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