Employment Discrimination Litigation

Frank J. Landy is a consultant and researcher for the United States Department of Labor, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Defense, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other agencies. Currently, as SHL Litigation Support Services CEO, Landy is working in the area of employment discrimination and human factors litigation. The Professional Practice Series is sponsored by The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. (SIOP). The series was launched in 1988 to provide industrial and organizational psychologists, organizational scientists and practitioners, human resources professionals, managers, executives, and those interested in organizational behavior and performance with volumes that are insightful, current, informative, and relevant to organizational practice.

• Foreword. Preface.The Authors.Part One: Foundations of Litigation.1 Phases of Employment Litigation (Frank J. Landy).2 Adverse Impact: Judicial, Regulatory, and Statutory Authority (Arthur Gutman).3 Professional and Technical Authorities and Guidelines (Richard Jeanneret).4 Statistical Trends in Private Sector Employment Discrimination Suits (Donald L. Zink, Arthur Gutman).5 Statistical Issues in Litigation (Bernard R. Siskin, Joseph Trippi).6 Industrial and Organizational Psychologists as Expert Witnesses: Affecting Employment Discrimination Litigation Post Daubert (George C. Thornton III, Peter H. Wingate).Part Two: Case Law, Case Strategy, and Protected Groups.7 Race Discrimination Cases: Common Themes (James L. Outtz).8 Sex Discrimination in Employment (Barbara A. Gutek, Margaret S. Stockdale).9 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (Harvey L. Sterns, Dennis Doverspike, Greta A. Lax).10 Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act: The Short but Active History of ADA Enforcement and Litigation (Jone McFadden Papinchock).11 Wage and Hour Litigation: I-O Psychology’s New Frontier (Cristina Banks, Lisa Cohen).Part Three: Special Topics.12 The Importance of Valid Selection and Performance Appraisal: Do Management Practices Figure in Case Law? (Stan Malos).13 Cut Scores and Employment Discrimination Litigation (Jerard F. Kehoe, Angela Olson).14 A Lawyer's View (David Copus, Richard S. Ugelow, Joshua Sohn).15 A Judge's View: Interviews with Federal Judges About Expert Witness Testimony (Frank J. Landy).Part Four: Conclusions.16 Concluding Thoughts (James L. Outtz, Frank J. Landy).Name Index.Subject Index.