Monthly Archives: December 2016

November Elections Brought Further Expansion of State Legalized Marijuana Laws, Increasing the Challenges Facing Employer Drug-Free Workplace Policies

One other thing that happened on Election Day in November is that via ballot initiatives, voters in four more states

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EEOC, OFCCP Will Operate Once Again With Flat Funding Into Next Spring Under Continuing Resolution Approved by Congress Before It Adjourned for the Year

At the request of President-elect Trump, Congress has approved another stopgap measure based on the previous year’s levels to fund

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Federal Court Declines To Block Expanded Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provisions in OSHA’s New Electronic Reporting Rule

A federal court in Texas has denied a request by a group of industry trade associations and employers to enjoin

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EEOC Issues Revised Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has finalized revisions to its written Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination under Title

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Denial of Overly Broad EEOC Subpoena

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the Supreme Court in an important case involving the overreaching investigation

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