{"id":3126,"date":"2014-01-31T20:28:49","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T20:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/affirmativeaction.com\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2020-08-09T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T22:41:39","slug":"systemic-discrimination-litigation-defense-understanding-whats-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biddle.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/31\/systemic-discrimination-litigation-defense-understanding-whats-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Systemic Discrimination Litigation Defense: Understanding What\u2019s Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Free BCGi Webinar with Dr. Patrick Nooren and Merrily Archer, Esq., MSW.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ma-pn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3127 size-full\" title=\"Merrily Archer and Patrick Nooren\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ma-pn.png\" alt=\"Merrily Archer and Patrick Nooren\" width=\"241\" height=\"134\"><\/a>Systemic discrimination\u2014particularly challenging employers\u2019 so-called &#8220;discriminatory hiring barriers\u201d (i.e., qualification standards)\u2014forms the foundation of the OFCCP\u2019s and EEOC\u2019s strategic enforcement plan. &nbsp;Since announcing the shift to systemic discrimination in April, 2006, the EEOC has investigated and prosecuted numerous employers for using skill-based testing, criminal history, and credit reports to screen applicants. &nbsp;These EEOC prosecutions, however, had not stood up to the scrutiny of the litigation process, garnering summary dismissals and stinging rebukes from federal judges on the threshold element of any systemic case\u2014i.e., whether the challenged practice has statistically significant adverse impact on any protected group. &nbsp;In fact, the arguments carrying the day in court are statistical, not &#8220;legal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this lively webinar, Patrick Nooren, PhD of <a title=\"Biddle Consulting Group\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biddle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biddle Consulting Group<\/a> and Merrily Archer, Esq., M.S.W. of <a title=\"EEO Legal Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/eeolegalsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EEO Legal Solutions<\/a> will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide insight into the OFCCP\u2019s and EEOC\u2019s interest in and focus in systemic discrimination;<\/li>\n<li>Decrypt theoretical terms like &#8220;systemic discrimination\u201d and &#8220;disparate impact\u201d and explain where these problems crop up in everyday HR practice; and,<\/li>\n<li>Analyze two recent landmark EEOC prosecutions\u2014EEOC v. 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Kaplan, and showcase what went well, particularly the arguments that persuaded the court;<\/li>\n<li>Offer suggestions about how to avoid landing in an enforcement agency\u2019s (or plaintiffs) systemic discrimination crosshairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bug-large1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3144 size-full\" title=\"Biddle Consulting Group\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bug-large1.png\" alt=\"Biddle Consulting Group\" width=\"90\" height=\"84\"><\/a>Please join us for this free BCGi webinar on:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wednesday, February 19th at 10 AM&nbsp;PST.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>To register today, please visit:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcginstitute.org\/events\/event_details.asp?id=395699\">www.bcginstitute.org\/events\/event_details.asp?id=395699<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free BCGi Webinar with Dr. Patrick Nooren and Merrily Archer, Esq., MSW. 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