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Mindy Chapman, Esq., Mindy Chapman & Associates
Mindy is a nationally recognized authority in EEO laws and is a contributing editor to the HR Specialist: Employment Law
monthly newsletter. She is highly regarded for her workplace compliance
training that “clicks and sticks,” because it is practical and
memorable. She is also the coauthor of the American Bar Association’s
bestseller and authority on civil rights training, “Case Dismissed! Taking Your Harassment Prevention Training to Trial."
The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) has recognized Mindy as one of its Top Ten Speakers nationally. She has trained extensively in all industries at all levels of the
workforce—from boardroom executives to managers and supervisors and to
hourly employees in union and non-union environments.
FedEx Corporation will write a check for $55 million dollars to settle a class-action suit alleging race and national-origin discrimination in hiring, promotions and performance practices. FedEx’s “pay day” comes after minority employees challenged the company’s “Basic Skills Test” hiring and promotion tool for having a discriminatory impact on them. FedEx has agreed to discontinue use of the selection test and change other hiring and promotion procedures and performance-management processes. FedEx will also provide training for managers.
It is estimated the class of affected employees numbers approximately 20,000, with about 1,000 managers. FedEx will be under a four-year consent decree but strongly denies any discriminatory conduct. (Satchell v. Federal Express Corp., N.D.Cal., No. 03-02659 proposed consent decree filed 4/9/07).
Lesson Learned... Without Going To Court
Scrutinize your hiring and promotion devices and procedures.
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