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Affirmative Action
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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit En Banc Court Currently Addressing Affirmative Action in College Admissions
The Sixth Circuit is currently rehearing en banc the constitutionality of Michigan’s Proposal 2, which prohibits Michigan’s public colleges and universities from granting “preferential treatment to . . . any individual or…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
OFCCP Proposes 2013 Budget, Announces Goals
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) budget request for next year reflects its intent to increase aggressive enforcement. The OFCCP, part of the U.S. Department of Labor, is…
The Faculty Lounge
Affirmative Action and Supreme Court Politics
Everybody understands that affirmative action programs at universities are in jeopardy now that the Supreme Court has decided to revisit the issue. Everyone also understands that if the Court abandons…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Post on Jurisdictional Issues in Fisher v. University of Texas
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
I've reposted Adam Chandler's post in "Just Enrichment" entitled "Navigating the Jurisdictional Thicket Around Fisher v. University of Texas" here.PM
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court to hear Fisher v. University of Texas: The Use of Race in Admissions
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In a case that might be called the sequel to Grutter v. Bollinger, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari today in Fisher v. University of Texas, a suit by…
Understanding the ADA
Affirmative-action and people with disabilities
The promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act was that it would improve the workforce participation of persons with disabilities. It hasn't happened. Therefore, the federal government is beginning to…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
En Banc Briefing Complete, Oral Argument Approaches in Michigan Affirmative Action Appeal
This post is the Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog's latest update and analysis in a series that has been tracking developments in the ongoing, blockbuster appeal involving Michigan Proposal 2. Last…
The Contractor's Perspective
OFCCP document requests as an unreasonable search and seizure
Just one month after its decision in United Space Alliance, the District Court for the District of Columbia has again addressed the question of limits on OFCCP’s audit rights. In…
Employer Law Report
For Many, “It’s That Time of Year”: Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) Revision
Many federal contractors and subcontractors use a calendar year for their written affirmative action plans (AAP's). That means their AAP's are typically being reviewed and revised shortly after January 1.…
The Contractor's Perspective
OFCCP’s push for a 7% disabled workforce
Affirmative action requirements for disabled workers have always taken a back seat to those for women and minorities. New regulations proposed by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs put…