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NERA economists were among the first to recognize the importance
of periodic evaluation of affirmative action programs in public
contracting and procurement and we have specialized in conducting
disparity and availability studies since the seminal City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co.
decision in 1989. Our disparity studies evaluate goals established by
federal, state, and local governments and help these agencies to develop
effective and lawful affirmative action programs for procuring goods
and services from businesses owned by minorities and women. We have
delivered disparity studies to scores of public sector clients across
the US, and have been retained to testify in numerous constitutional
challenges to DBE/MBE/WBE programs.
With a reputation for independence and objectivity, our experts
focus on the key factors -- such as firm size, time in business,
qualifications, and experience -- that are likely to be adversely
impacted by discrimination. We look beyond an agency's specific
contracting activities and analyze disparities in the marketplace as a
whole to provide a more accurate and relevant picture of the state of
business discrimination in a particular geographic region and industry
sector. Our researchers specialize in creating, organizing, analyzing,
and interpreting large and complex national and regional databases for
this purpose.
The results of our unique approach to conducting disparity
research have been dramatic. In every case, public programs based upon
our studies have withstood legal challenge -- at summary judgment, at
trial, and on appeal. NERA disparity studies helped the City of Chicago
to establish the continuing compelling need for its MBE/WBE program and
formed the basis for Court of Appeals decisions to uphold Denver's
MBE/WBE program (10th Circuit), the State of Minnesota's DBE program
(8th Circuit), and the State of Illinois' DBE program (7th Circuit). We
have been called upon by Congress on several occasions to testify on
these issues and were entrusted by the National Academy of Sciences to
produce national guidelines for conducting disparity and availability
studies.
Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
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Drew Claxton | Director | New York City | +1 212 345 3442 | drew.claxton@nera.com |
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Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation 2021 Update | Mary Elizabeth C. Stern and Lucy P. Allen | |||
Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation: 2020 Update | Report | Mary Elizabeth C. Stern and Lucy P. Allen | ||
Trends in Wage and Hour Settlements: 2019 Update | Report | Dr. Stephanie Plancich and Janeen McIntosh | ||
Hey Google: When Did People Stop Going to Work? | White Paper | Dr. Faten Sabry, Linh Nguyen, and Aakash Bhalothia | ||
Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation: 2019 Update | Report | Mary Elizabeth C. Stern and Lucy P. Allen | ||
Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation: 2017 Update | Report | Mary Elizabeth C. Stern and Lucy P. Allen | ||
Class Certification in Wage and Hour Litigation: What Can We Learn from Statistics? | Working Paper | Dr. Denise Martin, Dr. Stephanie Plancich, and Mary Elizabeth Stern | ||
Statistical Lessons of Ricci v. De Stefano | Published Article | By Jonathan Falk | ||
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No-Poach and Wage-Fixing—Cross-border Convergence or Divergence? | 01 December 2021 | |||
How to Effectively Use Expert Evidence in Wage and Hour Litigation | 25 April 2019 | |||
Wage and Hour Class Actions: Looking Back and What's Ahead | 17 January 2019 | |||
Wage and Overtime Law in 2018 | 29 August 2018 | |||
The EEOC's Proposed Revisions to EEO-1 Report: Time to Overhaul Your Payroll System? | 19 September 2016 | |||
COMTO 42nd National Meeting and Training Conference | 13 July 2013 | |||
6th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Conference | 31 October 2012 | |||
ACCA 2012 National Training Institute | 14 August 2012 | |||
2010 Airport Business Diversity Conference | 19 June 2010 | |||
Southern Transportation Civil Rights Training Symposium | 18 August 2009 | |||
Title | Date | Type | ||
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NERA Economic Consulting Opens Office in Miami, Florida | 14 November 2017 | Press Release | ||
Austin district trustees take steps toward HUB program | 29 February 2016 | Media Coverage | ||
Disparities persist within city’s contracting | 12 January 2016 | Media Coverage | ||
How are minority-owned businesses faring at Austin City Hall? | 11 January 2016 | Media Coverage | ||
NERA Releases Recommendations for Improving New York State’s Minority- and Women-Owne... | 13 May 2010 | Press Release | ||
Seventh Circuit Court Re-affirms NERA Study as Valid Tool in Illinois DOT's Disadvant... | 05 February 2007 | Press Release | ||
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