Monthly Archives: May 2016

Brief Written by NT Lakis Lawyers Urges Supreme Court To Clarify the Limits on EEOC’s Subpoena Power

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in an important Title VII case involving

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North Carolina’s Controversial “Bathroom” Law Prompts EEOC To Issue Fact Sheet

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a new guidance document titled “Bathroom Access Rights for Transgender Employees Under

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DOL-VETS Raises Threshold for Filing VETS-4212 Report From $100,000 to $150,000 Effective October 1, 2015

The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has increased the contract dollar threshold under which federal contractors

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Title VII Retaliation Claimant Must Have Reasonable Belief That Unlawful Conduct Occurred

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently considered an issue that comes up fairly regularly in workplace

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New Federal Law Authorizes Employers To Sue In Federal Court for Trade Secrets Theft; Law Immunizes Whistleblowers

Congress has overwhelmingly approved and President Obama has signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA), a

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U.S. and EU Agree on New Data Transfer “Privacy Shield” To Replace Safe Harbor, but Compliance Questions Remain

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission (EC), the executive branch agency of the 28-member European Union (EU),

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House of Representatives Likely To Approve Amendments That Would Scale Back Executive Orders

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services has sent to the House floor for likely approval two amendments

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