Employment Discrimination Litigation: Behavioral, Quantitative, and Legal Perspectives

Foreword xiii

Preface xv

The Authors xxi

Part One: Foundations of Litigation 1

1 Phases of Employment Litigation 3
Frank J. Landy

2 Adverse Impact: Judicial, Regulatory, and Statutory Authority 20
Arthur Gutman

3 Professional and Technical Authorities and Guidelines 47
Richard Jeanneret

4 Statistical Trends in Private Sector Employment Discrimination Suits 101
Donald L. Zink, Arthur Gutman

5 Statistical Issues in Litigation 132
Bernard R. Siskin, Joseph Trippi

6 Industrial and Organizational Psychologists as Expert Witnesses: Affecting Employment Discrimination Litigation Post Daubert 167
George C. Thornton III, Peter H. Wingate

Part Two: Case Law, Case Strategy, and Protected Groups 199

7 Race Discrimination Cases: Common Themes 201
James L. Outtz

8 Sex Discrimination in Employment 229
Barbara A. Gutek, Margaret S. Stockdale

9 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act 256
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 294
Jone McFadden Papinchock

11 Wage and Hour Litigation: I-O Psychology's New Frontier 336
Cristina Banks, Lisa Cohen

Part Three: Special Topics 371

12 The Importance of Valid Selection and Performance Appraisal: Do Management Practices Figure in Case Law? 373
Stan Malos

13 Cut Scores and Employment Discrimination Litigation 410
Jerard F. Kehoe, Angela Olson

14 A Lawyer's View 450
David Copus, Richard S. Ugelow, Joshua Sohn

15 A Judge's View: Interviews with Federal Judges About Expert Witness Testimony 503
Frank J. Landy

Part Four: Conclusions 573

16 Concluding Thoughts 575
James L. Outtz, Frank J. Landy

Name Index 591

Subject Index 599