Book Description

This practical resource includes perspectives from the point ofview of both plaintiff and defendant for cases involving questionsof race, gender, disability, and age. In addition, it offers anoverview of the process by which complaints are filed, the statutesunder which they are filed, and the authority represented byvarious case law. Employment Discrimination Litigation willilluminate myriad issues such as Daubert motions, classcertification issues, the setting of cut scores that will withstandchallenge, common statistical analyses of adverse impact, andmerit-based issues. Employment Discrimination Litigationalso Presents a temporal description of a typical employmentdiscrimination case from start to finish Outlines the major guidelines that are often invoked inemployment litigation—the A.P.A. Standards, UniformGuidelines, and SIOP Principles Reviews litigation related to the Fair Labor Standards Act References written judicial opinions that relate the activitiesand devices most often employed by industrial and organizationalpsychologists