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Police officer who cost Albuquerque $8M in a wrongful death suit, is suing the city for back pay and for a promotion.

High profile cop sues Albuquerque for promotion and back damages | High profile cop sues Albuquerque for promotion and back damages Feb 07, 2016by J.R. Randall in Employment An Albuquerque police officer, infamous for a high-profile police shooting, is now suing the city. The police officer is suing for a year of back pay and for a promotion to sergeant, claiming h…

BMW settles race discrimination suit, a rare case involving criminal background checks and disparate impact

BMW settles federal race discrimination lawsuit | BMW settles federal race discrimination lawsuit Feb 06, 2016by J.R. Randall in Discrimination In order to resolve a federal race discrimination case, BMW has agreed to pay $1.6 million and offer jobs African American applicants. BMW allegedly used criminal background check guidelines to screen appli…

Economists are 'experts' in many realms, here's a look at an economist's view of minimum wage increases.

Other Experts’ Opinions: Minimum wage increases | Other Experts’ Opinions: Minimum wage increases Feb 05, 2016by J.R. Randall in Expert Witness Expert witnesses provide opinions and services in a wide variety of contexts and industries. While this blog is focused on forensic economics, today’s post is taking a look at an economic expert’s role as a…

Professor sues for damages and reinstatement after being terminated for allegedly creating a hostile learning environment for students.

What the bleep? LSU professor fired for using profanity suing for damages | What the bleep? LSU professor fired for using profanity suing for damages Feb 04, 2016by J.R. Randall in Employment Teresa Buchanan was a tenured LSU education professor who was terminated for using vulgar language in the classroom. She is suing the university for monetary damages and to be reinstat…

How to make workers whole when their earnings are improperly docked for rest breaks.

Case Study: Wage and hour, clocking out for bathroom breaks | Case Study: Wage and hour, clocking out for bathroom breaks Feb 03, 2016by J.R. Randall in Wage and Hour American Future Systems publishes newsletters and most employees are telemarketers. The employer required workers to clock out to take bathroom, water and rest breaks. The Labor Department filed…

Damages are center stage in this high profile gender discrimination, whistleblower retaliation case.

Walmart ordered to pay $31M in whistleblower case | Walmart ordered to pay $31M in whistleblower case Feb 02, 2016by J.R. Randall in Employment A federal jury in New Hampshire has ordered Walmart to pay $31 million in damages to a former employee in a high profile gender discrimination employment suit. Maureen McPadden was employed as a pharmacist fo…

Get caught up on the UFC antitrust fight.

UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Update | UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Update Feb 01, 2016by J.R. Randall in Damages A group of fighters are suing the UFC, accusing it of using anticompetitive actions to maintain an illegal monopoly. The fighters also allege the UFC has used anticompetitive methods to maintain an monopsony in which it positions it…

Meet Valentyna Katsalap, Ph.D., an EmployStats economic expert who specializes in wage and hour and employment discrimination analyses.

Meet our Expert: Economist Valentyna Katsalap, Ph.D. | EmployStats News Meet our Expert: Economist Valentyna Katsalap, Ph.D. January 31, 2016 Employee News Meet Dr. Valentyna Katsalap, an EmployStats economic expert. She earned her Ph.D. in labor economics and now specializes in performing wage and hour and employment discrimination analyses. She describes her ‘hands-on…

Case Files: Dwight Steward, Ph.D. testifies in Austin live music venue breach of contract lawsuit.
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Let us help you understand the statistics behind employment discrimination claims - today's focus is hypothesis testing errors.
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EmployStats director Dr. Dwight Steward introduces employment attorneys to the roles and analyses of an economic expert.
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EmployStats research on back and front pay calculations is featured in SSRN's employment law 'Top Ten List'
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