Monthly Archives: September 2016

“OFCCP Compliance Primer” Series: Evaluating Progress Toward Placement Rate Goals

We are pleased to present the latest in our ongoing “OFCCP Compliance Primer” series of guides designed to help new

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Updated DOE Annual Higher Education “Completions” Data Provide Compliance and Diversity Benchmarks for Campus Recruiters

The Department of Education (DOE) has updated its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) to reflect detailed demographic data by

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The ADA and the Risks Inherent in Testing for and Inquiring About the Use of Legal Drugs

Employees’ use of legal drugs, including prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, can put employers in a bind.  Even though such drugs

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Ruling by Fifth Circuit in Employer Solutions Staffing Group v. ICE Sheds Light on the I-9 Form’s Attestation Requirement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision recently that serves to remind employers of their

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Eighth Circuit Urging Court to Reverse NLRB Ruling That Reinstated Picketer Fired for Shouting Racist Epithets

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in an important case involving

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EEOC’s Final Revised Guidance on Workplace Retaliation Continues To Take Broad View of Protected Conduct

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written enforcement guidance on unlawful workplace retaliation under the

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Labor Department Set To Begin Conducting “Blacklisting” Rule “Preassessments”

Under federal regulations and guidance issued recently to implement President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (“blacklisting”) Executive Order, prospective

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DOL’s New Overtime Regulations Prompt Question of How Newly Classified “Non-Exempt” Workers Should Be Paid: Salaried or Hourly?

The Department of Labor’s recently promulgated revisions to its regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governing the FLSA’s

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