Monthly Archives: July 2017

NT Lakis Attorneys Send Letter to OMB’s New OIRA Director Renewing Request That OMB Reconsider Its Approval of Revised EEO-1 Report

Earlier this year, NT Lakis attorneys sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, the new director of the Trump Administration’s White

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Labor Department ALJ Rules That OFCCP Can Move Up Construction Compliance Audit Based on Verbal Complaints Expressed at Agency Outreach Event

A Labor Department (DOL) administrative law judge (ALJ) has ruled that DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can

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Fifth Circuit Once Again Confirms That Regular Job Attendance Can Be Essential Job Function Under the ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer to reasonably accommodate a qualified individual with a disability to allow

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House of Representatives Gives Bipartisan Approval to Bill That Continues Federal Support for Vocational Education Programs

In today’s highly partisan congressional environment, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there are some issues on which Republicans and

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Labor Department Administrative Law Judge, Ruling in Closely Watched OFCCP v. Google Case, Gives Partial Win to Each Party

A Department of Labor (DOL) administrative law judge (ALJ) has issued his Recommended Decision and Order (RDO) in a closely

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NT Lakis Staff Releases Fifth Installment of “Annotated Code of OFCCP’s Regulations”

NT Lakis staff is pleased to announce that the fifth and last installment of the “Annotated Code of OFCCP’s Regulations”

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an important case regarding the appropriate test

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