Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues Two New FMLA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two new opinion letters interpreting the Family and
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Ruling by Sixth Circuit Rejects Application of “Tender Back” Doctrine To Bar a Title VII/Equal Pay Act Lawsuit
Stretching the reach of a 1998 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that found that an employee was not required
Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated ADA by Requiring an Applicant To Pay for Post-Offer Follow-Up Medical Test
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an employer’s insistence that an applicant with a
Updated ADA Reasonable Accommodation Compliance Checklist With New Accompanying Flow Chart
NT Lakis lawyers are pleased to present an updated version of our ADA Reasonable Accommodation Compliance Checklist, which we last
Third-Party Harassment Ruling by Fifth Circuit Serves as Reminder That Employer Can Be Liable if It Fails To Act
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit serves as a timely reminder that an
Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer Violated California Law by Failing To Properly Engage in the “Interactive Process” Despite Meeting Its Reasonable Accommodation Obligation
In a case highlighting yet another significant distinction between California law and federal law, and the compliance burden the state’s
EEOC Publishes “State of Age Discrimination” Report Coinciding with ADEA’s 50th Anniversary
Acting Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Victoria A. Lipnic has issued a new report reviewing the state of age
What Now for Employment Arbitration in Wake of Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Ruling?
In a significant decision issued a few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Epic Systems
9 – 0 Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Slams Door on Perpetual “Follow-On” Class Actions
In a 9 – 0 decision with major implications for employment class action lawsuits subject to the Federal Rules of
Ninth Circuit Gives Another Win to Class Action Plaintiffs
In another logic-defying ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held recently that a group of plaintiffs seeking class action