Monthly Archives: June 2016

“Talking Points” Guide for Managers and Supervisors on the Labor Department’s New Overtime Regulations

NT Lakis lawyers have prepared a new “Talking Points” guide designed to assist employers in educating managers and supervisors on

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EEOC Asking for Public Comments on Proposed Revisions to Its Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published for public comment proposed revisions to its enforcement guidance on national

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OFCCP Resets Annual Vets Hiring Benchmark at 6.9%, Down From 7.0% Last Year

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has updated its annual national “veterans hiring benchmark” to

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Ruling by Seventh Circuit Endorses NLRB’s Position That Arbitration Class Waivers Violate Federal Labor Law

Contrary to holdings by every other federal appeals court to have addressed the issue, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Further Clarify EEOC’s Pre-Suit Obligations Under Title VII

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in yet another case that raises important

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Supreme Court Rules That Clock for Filing Timely Constructive Discharge Claim Begins To Run When Plaintiff Resigns

The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the timeframe within which an employee alleging a “constructive discharge” claim under Title VII

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OFCCP Litigation Watch: DOL’s Administrative Review Board Issues Final Ruling in Decades-Old Litigation

More than 20 years after the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initiated a compliance review at

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