Litigation Support
Support for Parties Involved in Class Action Employment Discrimination Lawsuits
Testifying and Consulting Expert Witness Services for Parties Involved in Class Action Employment Discrimination Lawsuits
DCI provides testifying and consulting expert research and support in anticipation, during, and post-litigation involving claims of discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and other federal and state laws and statutes.
We specialize in class action employment discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuits in federal and state courts as well as Administrative Law Judge proceedings
Premier Testifying Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Labor Economics Experts in Employment Discrimination Litigation
Our team of Ph.D. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists and Labor Economists rely on decades of litigation, test validation, and statistical experience supporting law firms or federal civil rights agencies by offering a wide variety of services:
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Evaluation of organizations’ Human Resources policies, procedures, and practices (for example, hiring, promotion, performance measurement, compensation, discipline, sexual harassment, and downsizing)
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Analysis of data from selection and promotion decisions (including those impacted by artificial intelligence) to study potential group differences in selection rates
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Independent applied research of subjects at issue in the matter through the application of scientific sampling techniques and replicable scientific methods, independent review, and consensus
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Preparation of affirmative expert reports in compliance with Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP 26)
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Development of reports rebutting opinions of opposing experts
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Participation in depositions and trial testimony
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Assistance with post-settlement activities to meet the requirements of consent decrees and conciliation agreements
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Coding narrative and numerical information (for example, coding of details from reports of sexual harassment, disciplinary incident files)
Consulting Expert Witness Work
DCI also works with law firms in non-testifying capacities. Some of our most frequent services include:
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Job analysis to substantiate the validity of selection and promotion assessments
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Content-oriented and criterion-oriented validation of selection tools and systems
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Item-by-item sensitivity reviews of selection assessments with consideration for differences in responses arising for applicants with myriad disabilities or for other group differences
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Serve as arbitrators in union proceedings