Monthly Archives: May 2017

Guide on Steps To Take When “Top-Line” Impact Ratio Analyses Produce “Hot” Results

The “Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures,” which are codified in regulations enforced by the Labor Department’s Office of Federal

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President Trump’s Proposed FY 2018 Budget Calls for Merger of OFCCP Into EEOC, Paid Parental Leave, Mandatory E-Verify

President Trump this week delivered his much-anticipated proposed first budget, which would fund the federal government for fiscal year (FY)

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NT Lakis Managing Partner Rae Vann Testifies Before Congress on the Impact of Current EEOC Policies and Enforcement Strategy

NT Lakis Managing Partner Rae Vann testified this week before a congressional subcommittee on the topic of “The Need for

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OFCCP Continues To Settle Pending Enforcement Actions at Rapid Pace, Including Decades-Old NationsBank Litigation

Twenty-four years after the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) first initiated a compliance review of a

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“Headscarf Ban” Rulings Offer Comparisons Between European Union and U.S. Legal Principles Governing Workplace Religious Discrimination

Earlier this year, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the “Supreme Court” of the 28-nation European Union (EU), issued much

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Trump Administration Giving Scrutiny to H-1B Visa Program for Highly Skilled Foreign Workers

Immigration reform, including changes to the H-1B visa program for highly skilled foreigners, was a centerpiece of then-candidate Donald Trump’s

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Eighth Circuit Rules That Trial Court Did Not Err by Excluding From Evidence OFCCP Notices of Compliance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled recently that a federal trial court did not err by

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Eleventh Circuit Rules That “Temporal Proximity” in Context of FMLA Retaliation Claims Is Measured From When Leave Ends

In deciding whether a plaintiff has made out a case of unlawful workplace retaliation, the federal courts will often look

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